The Girl and The Boat

Julia Allisson Cost grew up in a home filled with Hadley Pottery, high on a mountainside in Maui. Her parents were gifted their first pieces in the 1970s, and they’ve been collecting ever since.

When she painted The Girl and the Boat, a wordless picture book told through 30 oil paintings, Hadley showed up in the story too. A teapot on a picnic blanket. A scene in her childhood kitchen.

We’ve made a plate to match. Just for this project. You’ll find the girl and her boat painted in familiar Hadley blue, set between wildflowers and sky.

Whether picked up on its own or paired with the book, this piece was made with the same care that runs through Julia’s story and our shelves alike.