Sumi Vase with Bird on Branch with Berries

$160.00

This little vase is part of my experimentation with new clay bodies and decorating techniques. Here, I’ve used Brooklyn Red clay decorated with underglazes used like watercolors to depict a bird perched on a branch with berries. The interior and neck are glazed with black, while the body of the piece is left unglazed. A bubble pattern around the rim is made with various copper tooling balls. Sumi-e is a Japanese technique on paper using very simple brush strokes to evoke various subjects. I’m playing with translating that to clay.

5” tall by 4” in diameter.

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This little vase is part of my experimentation with new clay bodies and decorating techniques. Here, I’ve used Brooklyn Red clay decorated with underglazes used like watercolors to depict a bird perched on a branch with berries. The interior and neck are glazed with black, while the body of the piece is left unglazed. A bubble pattern around the rim is made with various copper tooling balls. Sumi-e is a Japanese technique on paper using very simple brush strokes to evoke various subjects. I’m playing with translating that to clay.

5” tall by 4” in diameter.

This little vase is part of my experimentation with new clay bodies and decorating techniques. Here, I’ve used Brooklyn Red clay decorated with underglazes used like watercolors to depict a bird perched on a branch with berries. The interior and neck are glazed with black, while the body of the piece is left unglazed. A bubble pattern around the rim is made with various copper tooling balls. Sumi-e is a Japanese technique on paper using very simple brush strokes to evoke various subjects. I’m playing with translating that to clay.

5” tall by 4” in diameter.