OLD ORIBE SLIPWARE

Now don't get me wrong, over the years I have made quite a few of these black and white slipped, combed pots, especially covered jar but this one is a bit different. In the past the bulk of these pots have been made out of terra cotta with deep amber, yellow or galena green style glazes but this one of several pots decorated in this style was made out of stoneware and destined for a much deeper green in the way of my Oribe glaze, possibly with some iron accents sprayed around the lid and shoulder. The photo of this jar was taken just after the white slip was applied and combed and you can see the wetness of the black. I realize there isn't that great a difference in the current state of appearance between the terra cotta and this stoneware version but I suspect that will change once glazed and fired in the Oribe glaze, though the Old English slipware look is quite wonderful, there is something to be said about the depth and effects of another medieval glaze that originated half way around the world and is as close to the most perfect green I can imagine.