BOX TOPS

In an effort to see what else I could make out of this Ao+ glazed squared teabowl I decided to make a wood lid to fit the piece and then finished it with a ceramic knob. In a way, the teabowl has been repurposed in to a covered box form, loosely based on old Haida bentwood boxes but in truth, given the form and scale of the piece it still can function as a teabowl, a vase, covered box, utensil or pen/ pencil holder so in many respects, repurposed is not quite the right term. Thrown out of stoneware, altered square, thick slipped, black slip decorated and Ao+ glazed, the form is finished with a roughly cut wood lid that was painted a glossy black before having the ceramic knob attached with two metal pins and epoxy. I have made a handful of these pieces with wood lids now and though it is both relaxing and challenging to work with wood, I doubt I will make a habit out of it as it is both space and labor intensive. I think maybe I should stick with clay.