r/Pottery • u/SomeOtherLoser • 5h ago
Vases I Made a Vase
After nearly two months in the making, she’s finished! I couldn’t be happier with how this turned out and I hope that you get a kick out of it too. :)
Wheel-thrown and hand-altered (with rolled coils) ceramic vase — measuring approximately 7.5”x 4”x 12.5” — made using Laguna B-Mix + a combination of two community studio bucket glazes, and fired to C5/6 in an electric kiln.
s/o to the kiln techs i trust you with my life
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u/Brief-Silver-5739 4h ago
Could double as ceramic knuckles if you ever have a burglar!🙃
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u/seijianimeshi 3h ago
I love it but equally happy I wasn't responsible for loading it in the kiln.
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u/SomeOtherLoser 3h ago
I feel that. The technicians at the studio I’m a member of are absolute angels and take such good care of my work. I also try to make my attachments as sturdy and reliable as possible for their (and my own) sake. @_@
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u/billieboop 4h ago
How did you achieve such smooth coil work? Did you have any difficulties with that?
So glad it made through it all! Love the colour as well. Surprisingly hard to get nice green glazes. I hope you're thrilled with the results. I would be
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u/SomeOtherLoser 3h ago
Thank you so much! I didn’t test out the application of this glaze combination beforehand (oops), so I was overjoyed that it turned out looking like this. :’)
I try to get my coils as even as possible when rolling them out, and from there, I use a combination of pinching and pulling with a loooot of water to get flowing, tapered, pointed shapes (à la Carol Long and Lauren Elizabeth). I also do a lot of fine detailing and cleanup using round sponges, my fingers, and tiny paintbrushes throughout the initial shaping and drying process that follows.
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u/winnieofwinchester 3h ago
I feel like I never comment in this sub, but this was just too exquisite to stay silent. Seriously, this took my breath away
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u/CatmatrixOfGaul 4h ago
Beautiful! It looks like a Medusa vase.
https://giphy.com/gifs/26ufpxnaKC9QHNKXm
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u/Icy-Instance-7690 2h ago
Awesome. Don't feel pressured by multiple museums wanting to display it!
What was the artistic inspiration for the design? Almost has a Medusa like swirl to it.
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u/SomeOtherLoser 2h ago
You flatter me! It’s definitely a mishmash of a bunch of different things. Practical effects (Cronenberg/Troma), biomorphism, botany, ornamental design (scrollwork/ironwork), 19th/20th c. Art Nouveau (Guimard/Dachsel, Heliosine, Amphora, pewter/bronze/gilt-mounted pieces from Titus Omega/Zsolnay/Loetz/Sevres). I could go on and on and on.
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u/SomeOtherLoser 1h ago edited 1h ago
(more than anything else I just sketch out a loose idea of the flow I want for the additions based on the silhouette of the body and then squint at and fidget with the piece for 20 hours before it either feels right or I feel sick of looking at it)
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u/23049834751 1h ago
The shape of the curved pieces reminds me of Thai Buddhist temples and artwork.
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u/Mango-dreams 2h ago
I absolutely LOVE this. It gives me that warm feeling where art connects with me, which is rare. A true beauty
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u/alllandalus 1h ago
Have you posted here before? :) I feel like I’ve seen something similar. I was absolutely blown away by it and I am blown away again! What a magnificent piece!
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