BACK TO BASICS

I think of this particular glazing technique as going back to the basics and perhaps at the end of the day everything leads us back to that point whether it is apparent or not. It certainly doesn't have to be this glaze combination but it is rather simple, calming and effective by using two glazes and wax resist the form is accentuated by this simple decoration. Using temmoku and medieval green, the surface works perfectly with a wide array of thrown round forms and the geometry can be quite striking especially in bright sunlight. I have to admit that as I keep trying to fully understand altering and faceting pots going back to this basic, simply thrown, simply tooled and simply glazed work is like a calm in the middle of a storm and given these rather unsettling times who doesn't need a few minutes of uninterrupted peace and quiet for the mind?