Windowpane
This is a slab pot made from white stoneware.
I created a windowpane pattern over my slab, before forming, by using a square block, repeating the square to seal the seam. I burnished the body to give it a stone finish. I layered green over the blue glaze to create the transition dark to light, repeating the lighter green on the inside.
6 1/2” dia x 7 3/4” high.
This is a slab pot made from white stoneware.
I created a windowpane pattern over my slab, before forming, by using a square block, repeating the square to seal the seam. I burnished the body to give it a stone finish. I layered green over the blue glaze to create the transition dark to light, repeating the lighter green on the inside.
6 1/2” dia x 7 3/4” high.
This is a slab pot made from white stoneware.
I created a windowpane pattern over my slab, before forming, by using a square block, repeating the square to seal the seam. I burnished the body to give it a stone finish. I layered green over the blue glaze to create the transition dark to light, repeating the lighter green on the inside.
6 1/2” dia x 7 3/4” high.
The pots in this series are hand-built slab-pots made of high-fired stoneware. Slab pots are made by rolling out a flat slab of clay, then forming the slab into the shape of the pot. I usually add a rim that is on the heavy side.
Most of the features are functional to the pot’s construction. Coils are added for height. Stamping the coils adds relief design, but also strength and assures the construction. A heavy rim stabilizes the coil construction underneath it.
I really like this basic shape. It is beautifully simple; a straight-walled, functional pot. I also like how this shape lends itself to the full range of colors options, size, usage and design.