Edo Jar in Copper Penny and Ash Glazes, 12"h (Ben Owen III) Cobalt Blue Glaze Series If fired in the wood

If fired in the wood kiln with no salt added to the firing

The glaze is a result of using the Patina Green glaze inside the wood kiln where a higher concentration of salt was added to the kiln during the end of the firing

Resembling lily pad water plants peeking out along the surface of a pond or lake

The Mirror Black Glaze was first formulated by Ben Owen Sr

Edo Jar in Copper Penny and Ash Glazes, 12"h (Ben Owen III) Cobalt Blue Glaze Series If fired in the woodEdo Jars are a form from Ben Owen III that is heavily influenced by his time spent in Japan studying the Edo period in Japanese culture. It is a blend of iron, mica enriched clay, and the natural ash accumulation from the wood firing process. Unusual micro crystals forming on the surface of the piece are directly due to the slow cooling of the kiln in the presence of the natural minerals in the clay and wood ash that collects along the clay surface. A