Spiral Open Jar

Stoneware with various glazes. Fired to Cone 10 in reduction gas kiln. Measures approximately: 17″ height X 16″ widest diameter. 2019.  These vessels are made by pinching long thin strips of wet clay in spirals together to build the form. I think of the pieces as having two parts to the shape: the spine, which curves around the whole vessel and the form underneath. There is something extremely meditative about building these vessels.