Illustrated is an Oribe glazed kogo that I made as one of
those spur of the moment ideas, an exercise in haste. It was thrown as a closed
form, paddled square in form and "crinkle" faceted, then cut to
create a top and bottom. Once bisque, it was glazed in a thinner coat of Oribe
than usual so that the glaze would not run and glue the pieces together.
Despite its thinness, the Oribe still managed to pool at the base of the top
and bottom inside the furrows which run around the kogo. These exercises are meant to be all about spontaneity,
directness and the least amount of thinking possible. I think this piece
took less than 5 minutes to make.
"Though I am always in haste, I am never in a
hurry." John Wesley (1703-1791)
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