CARVED GEOMETRY

This large tebori wall bowl is from the same firing as the 3s & Es bowl that I posted previously. Thrown out of terra cotta and covered in a layer of dark, black slip the double saw blade was hand carved after the basics for the design were laid out in black ink to try to get it right. Though I generally go for more organic designs and decoration every now and again I rely on geometric and stiffer patterns to use on pots like this revolving saw tooth design, especially the tebori pieces. As you may be able to see in this picture, this particular technique is hard to photograph and makes the pieces look harsher than they are in person but I think you get the general idea from the provided picture and the combination of the rich red terra cotta and dark, black slip make for an easy surface but generally an inviting one as well.