Gourd Carved Bottle Vessel from Marbled Clay with Umber Opening bird mug

Gourd Carved Bottle Vessel from Marbled Clay with Umber Opening bird mugWheel thrown vessel with narrow opening. The carving adds a fluid yet structured look as the layers of clay throughout the marbled body emerge. I don't use templates as I carve I look to accentuate the form. The finished vase does beckon to be held, it is very tactile and the grooves catch shadows in a dramatic way. This vase is made from porcelain and a Brooklyn red clay. Outside is left bare, and sanded smooth. Measures about 7"h x 6. 25"w Inside

sculpted and carved accents

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When I started carving marbled clay

About 11”h x 6” w

decorated with graphic gold defined paw paw flowers

but this pot just feels old to me

75" in height

earthy purple

Ophelia - Named so for the mid ninetheenth century painting by Sir John Everett Millais

these inquisitive creatures have become one of my favorites to paint

Here they are poised with thistle flowers - there are elegant glaze flows over these over looked thorny flowers

This project was conceived to capture that fleeting first bouquet of the peony flower