XL Vase
XL Vase
Wheel-thrown in speckled stoneware, hand-painted with porcelain slip and underglaze slip decoration, glaze-fired to 1250°C before being overpainted with 24-carat gold lustre and fired once more at 780°C.
A very large vase, could be used for large floral arrangements, but is probably most comfortable as an ornamental piece somewhere it can be seen from lots of angles and interacted with.
My influences are broad — essentially a cumulative love of the history of ceramics: 12th–17th century Persian painted pottery, Iznik Ottoman ceramics, Imari ware, Delft ware, the forms and traditions of British studio and medieval pottery. A magpie's hoard. What connects them, I think, is a love of the handmade mark: the evidence that someone, somewhere, made something alive with their hands.
The decorative influences for this piece are predominantly from etruscan/ early Corinthian figures approx 800-400BC.
Every piece is unique and will carry small imperfections. The iron in the clay can leave the surface rough in parts, crazing (fine crackle lines in the glaze).
Care: Handwash only. Best to pick up from the belly, not the handles, if containing water.
Dimensions: 43cmH x 55cmW
