Description
I made Taos Oval Vase on the potter’s wheel from an iron bearing stoneware clay. I started the form as a cylinder without a bottom. Next I gently compressed the cylinder into an elongated oval if you will; and then attached a floor. I find the process quite pleasing and the result satisfying. The form feels comfortable and fitting in your hands.
I call this glaze treatment “Taos” because it has the colors of Northern New Mexico – blue skies, green sage and pinon, creamy dreamy clouds, and golden light. First, I dip the top 2/3 of the vase in a floating blue glaze that I make. Next, I dip the bottom third in a copper green glaze that I make. Then I pour and trail cream across the seam where the two glazes meet. And lastly, I dip the top in a red gold glaze. I also trail the red gold and daub it here and there. These four glazes meld in the kiln to produce a dynamic and stunning surface.
Taos Oval Vase adds wow to any home. Cut your favorite crop of flowers to suit the height of the vase and let the oval do the arrangement. The presentation unfolds like a running meadow somehow. Two fists full of zinnias or daffodils. Contrasting reds or yellows or oranges would look stellar against the blues. Why not a mixed bouquet. Set off a shelf, table top, or nook with the poetic charm of this oval vase.
Makes a great wedding, anniversary, birthday, housewarming gift too!
8.5″ High x 8.5″ Long x 3″ Deep
