PROTOTYPE REVISITED

Though it took some time to get this katakuchi prototype fired, illustrated is the final product. This thrown and altered piece was made a while back to show a customer who approved the design as soon as it was glaze fired and now the group of pieces are all made and bisque and waiting to be glazed and fired. As you can see this piece was glazed in a Kuro-Oribe style glaze that clearly shows the marks and texture on the clay surface from when the pot was thrown and altered where subtle faceted plans appear activating the pot along with the movement of the glaze. There are accents of rich blue-black on the spout and around the mouth of the form along with patches on the sides of this triangular pot. All in all the customer and I are happy with the results and now I am keeping my fingers crossed that I can get six pieces to match more or less with out any glaring inconsistencies out of the glaze firing.