Dark Celadon Vase 13

Celadon is one of my favorite glazes because its watery depth reveals textured clay surfaces.  This kind of texture is created by marking the  slab with rolling stamps I carved before forming the vase.  The little images that stand proud of the surface come from sprig stamps I’ve made, and it’s my hope that the juxtaposition of those images produces a little psychodrama, a story that might enhance an arrangement of flowers contained within it.

This vase is about 11 1/2 inches high.   Hand built stoneware high-fired to cone ten.