Back in the middle of August
I decided to go ahead and build two larger slab vases based on some cartoon
meets two dimensional design in my head and after completing them went right
back at it and built two small but broader vases which are illustrated here.
Roughly 13" by 12" or so, this pair were not carefully planned but
rather I rolled out some slabs and put them together and surprisingly they came
out pretty close to one another. I refer to these slab pieces as facciata or facade
vases as it is more about the profile for the design than the volume necessary
to keep them standing. The one on the left is decorated in abstrakt resist
while the one on the right is tebori carved X&O design, both forms are
complimented with a similar neck and mouth with a lozenge pattern caved through
the flat to animate the surface. I have also added small lugs to the shoulders
of each to help define the space a bit better. All in all considering I am not
a real proponent or advocate for hand building, I am reasonably happy with the
outcome and perhaps I'll make more slab pieces in another year of so.
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