Now
and again I get an inquiry for somewhat specific pieces of pottery that take
just a bit extra to get the job done. I was recently asked if I had a vase like
one that they had seen but in a different glaze and as luck would have it, I
actually had a vase almost identical and in medieval green instead of the
saffron yellow glaze and as you can see it is a simple waisted 10" vase
with hakeme slip decoration under the glaze. I cleaned the piece up as the
shelves can get a bit dusty and sent out a photo a few hours later but the
customer was just not sure if it would work for them. In their reply they asked
if I could put flowers in the vase and since I have a few artificial ones on
hand I made up a quick display and sent them this composite photo. It must have
done the trick and I packed up and shipped out the vase minus the flowers. I
remember thinking it was a really good thing they didn't want a photo of a plate
or tray with a cheese danish on it or it may have disappeared long before the
pictures were taken.
"Luck is where opportunity meets
preparation." Seneca
