Illustrated is a simple and seductive
little pot, a "feelie", by Rose Cabat (b. 1914). Currently the oldest
active potter in the US, Rose Cabat is famous for the simple and puffed up
small forms and her electric palette of exotic vellum glazes. This feelie, like
so many, seems inflated and overflowing with dynamic tension, cloaked in an
electric turquoise glaze with streaks of amber tones about the surface, the
form concluding with a tiny neck and opening crowned in muted gray-black which
matches the base of the pot and ties the package neatly together. In person and
in the photo, this small pot reminds me of what Earth looks like from above
which fits rather nicely as any good pot is its own small and wondrous
universe. This pot was a gift to my wife and I from a very good friend and
though it is good to have nice pots, it is even better to have great friends.
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