BANDED & STAMPED

I fired two kilns last week and these banded and stamped Oribe pots were in the first firing. I made two sets to get one though both came out and the one set is now at its new owners. The idea was to make a set of teabowl and water jar for someone who had no intention of using it for tea and requested it in a more Western aesthetic. Both were thrown out of stoneware with pronounced banding around the forms before they were stamped with different but complementary stamps. The surfaces match and are just plain, old Oribe without any topical additions making for a rather crisp, clean look. There is nothing complicated here, straight forward throwing, tooling and glazing and most of the time, this is just what I prefer.