Crystalline Glaze Vase w/ Golden Beige Matte Crystals on Violet-Streaked Pink Semi-Gloss ground.
I wanted a glaze that produced more of an “earth tone pink” than the typical Erbium glazes I’d seen. So I left Erbium out of the testing, and this glaze became the eventual result. A light overcoat of a glaze containing various types of Titania can encourage the violet streaks without overpowering the pink color, as it did on this vase.
The glaze can produce an overall glossy look. But through specific multiple firings, the surface on this vase develops a semi-gloss background that softly reflects light set behind matte crystals. This is hard to capture with a camera, but the visual makes the crystals appear very 3-Dimensional.
I’ve been getting enough feedback from people wanting my more “functional” vases to have more weight to them. I fought the idea of having any type of functionality to my pieces for the longest time, and when I finally started I had to come to terms with the fact that my vases were too light to hold a nice bouquet.
I mention this because this vase may indeed seem “heavier” when held. Many of my forms with smaller feet are also being made with a little more solid feel to them, usually by keeping some heft toward the bottom… While in Korea, I noticed that the pots seemed to have a weight to them that defied the standard I had set for myself in the past. I will probably go back and forth on this before I am able to get used to dealing with slightly thicker walled forms.
I’ve asked many people their opinions on this matter, and have gotten so many conflicting responses, that I eventually just went with the deciding factor… gravity.
$475- *Sold*.