When I made this cap jar, I am
not sure what I was after; I was playing a compilation cd of various Jarre
& Vangelis tunes while throwing jars and this is what happened. Now
finished, I can see an amalgam of various influences that I am sure I was not
conscious of, or consciously pursuing at that time. All that I see, enters the
mental blender and stuff just pours out in various combinations. Glazed in a rich
temmoku, the impressed decoration has an ash glaze put over to accentuate the
area and help define the pot. The lid has several steps, intentionally cut to
create glaze breaks and the foot notched cut to break up the continuity of the
lines. It is a simple jar that is a product of so many influences reassembled
in a particular way that makes it my pot.
"Experience increases our
wisdom but doesn't reduce our follies."
Josh Billings (Henry Wheeler Shaw 1818-1885)
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