ORIGIN STORY

Illustrated is another in a group of covered box forms that I have been making on and off for two years now. Like many, this one is has an Oribe glaze with a dusting of iron sprayed over it using an atomizer and underneath are bands of black and white brushed around the body with incised decoration added to bring a bit of movement to the form. As for the form, though not large it has a sturdy and broad appearance with a low lid profile, strategically cut feet and finished off with a Prometheus or B.C. inspired finial. Though I keep describing the finial as having two origins, the truth is that in both the movie and the original comic, the device in question are both similar in appearance though one a bit more benign than the other. 

Inevitably I will continue to use the two origin descriptor I have to admit as a young teen I grew up with either a B.C. or WIZARD OF ID paperback in my backpack literally 24/7/365 so I think that the B.C. origin has to win out in the origin story of this device. This particular covered box form was made over last winter at some point when I began making these for every stoneware/ porcelain cycle and now the most recent ones are a bit more like small classical covered jar with amber and soda blue adding to the palette. I love covered pieces, making and collecting, who doesn't like a well fit lid and the mysterious contents held within?