Foxfield — beyond the pack since 1981

Hand-sculpted bone china, ceramic & porcelain

Greenford, Ohio — Studio Editions

Greenford, Ohio — Est. 1981

Originally The Foxfield Atelier

Foxfield sprang to life in Greenford, Ohio in 1981. From the beginning, the purpose was singular: to create studio edition fox-themed artware in vitreous china and earthenware bodies.

A nationally recognized collection of horse show trophies was also part of the original production, but this work was discontinued in 2005 to focus entirely on the fox.

The name changed to Foxfield Ltd. in 1989. The devotion to the craft never did.

Foxfield porcelain fox figurine
My Foxwares are studio editions. No factory, mass quantities, or assistant. All me, a little ole man doing what I do. Putting forth unique designs celebrating the fox.
Tim Kelly Vulpes, vulpes

The Craft

Bone China

The most refined of ceramic bodies — translucent, luminous, and remarkably strong. Each piece is fired at extreme temperatures to achieve that distinctive warm glow.

Vitreous Earthenware

Dense, glass-like clay bodies that hold fine detail through sculpting, glazing, and multiple firings. Ideal for the dimensionality Tim's fox forms demand.

Hand Sculpted

Every piece shaped by a single pair of hands. No molds from factories, no assistants. Forty years of muscle memory guiding each curve and expression.

The Journey

1978
A fox wanders into the work and never quite leaves. The mark is claimed, quietly, as FOXFIELD.
1980
The studio takes on a name of its own — the Foxfield Atelier. Horses gallop in alongside the fox, the first Buckeye Sweepstakes trophies taking shape in clay, while "Functional Foxware" starts finding its way into the world.
1980s
The Foxware makes its first trade-show appearance and word travels fast — soon it's on shelves across a good many states. New foxes, new horses, new plaques, one after another. By 1989 the studio has grown into its lasting name: Foxfield Ltd.
1992
The award work steps onto a national stage at the Arabian Horse Association Convention. Meanwhile, out west, Coldwater Creek falls for a trio of fox ornaments — and orders 4,200 of them.
1995
A move to Pittsburgh, and the name settles into something simpler still — just FOXFIELD.
2005
The horse molds are finally let go, and the Foxware quiets. What remains is the fox — always, really, the point of the whole thing.
Today
Still sculpting, still firing, still keeping company with vulpes, vulpes — one piece at a time.

Inquiries

Interested in a piece from the collection, or commissioning something new? Tim welcomes inquiries from collectors and admirers of the fox.

Thank you — Tim will be in touch soon.

Greenford, Ohio
A Small Indulgence

Vita Vulpes

Every mark Tim throws begins in porcelain and patience. Here it takes a four-color detour — because even the most solemn kiln deserves a little whimsy.

— hover a quadrant, try a color, create

Send Tim your favorite combo

Colorway — for client review