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Squared, glazed and wood-fired vase, #1666: $895

This wood-fired vase measures 10.5 inches tall.

This pot was thrown and squared while it was on the wheel. It was glazed with one of my new microcrystalline glazes, and then it was fired in Mark Goertzen's wood-fired kiln for three days, utilizing three cords of Chinese Elm fuel. The surface of the exterior is the result of the fly-ash landing on, and "adding to" the complexity of the glaze.

This piece has more "fronts" than perhaps any other piece I have ever made. While it has only 4 squared "sides", I think it has at least 6 "fronts"....what a remarkably complex result, revealing running crystalline drips, dripping 'hare's fur', cascading crystals, 1-inch crystal growths, "northern-lights" passages between "faces"...just glorious!....one that I can hardly bring myself to put up for sale...... this is a collection piece if ever there was one...maybe yours?...if it is not gone soon, maybe mine.

Four small feet support the corners...and a lovely 'twisted-fishing-line" cut-off wire created a fantastic bottom side -- you'll have to purchase the piece to get to see the bottom! ;-)

I've never seen crystal growth like this before, in all the firings that I have participated in. I will allow the images to do all the speaking. Truly a remarkable piece!...a gift from the firing process.

Firing Process: Wood-fired
Type of Work: vases (hanaire)