Carved Urn #6 in Salt Glaze, 5.25"h (Ben Owen III) Cloud Blue Glaze Series 12oz of liquid

12oz of liquid

Some finishes are a base of iron yellow with cobalt blue or copper green covered with orange to silver developing from the overlapping colors

The glaze is applied by carefully airbrushing multiple layers of different glazes onto a piece

Salt Glaze was first discovered by German potters in the late 14th and early 15th centuries

Carved Urn #6 in Salt Glaze, 5.25"h (Ben Owen III) Cloud Blue Glaze Series 12oz of liquidThis carved urn in salt glaze draws inspiration from urns that Ben III's Grandfather, Ben Sr., made during his time as a potter at Jugtown. It is an exploration of shapes and forms made in the Chinese Han Dynasty as well as inspiration from Southwest Native American pottery. These pieces revisit the style and carving that Ben III and his father Ben Wade Owen Jr. explored in the 1980's. A wet clay slip is painted on and then the design is carved into