Carved Vase with Mother-of-Pearl and Gold Luster Raffle Tickets (NOW CLOSED)
This raffle ended on June 28. Winner was Gretchen Mason. We raised $367 and sold 88 tickets for this vase. THANK YOU!
Last summer, I visited the Cleveland Art Museum and saw this vase I haven’t stopped thinking about: a simple floral pattern, carved in low relief, and glazed with a translucent glaze. When Mariana arrived last August, I explained the idea and my desire to recreate a similar look using my forms and Mariana’s patterned carvings. We had several discussions about how to glaze them. We bought 6 different glazes to test and landed on this “ice” color diluted with clear glaze.
Once they were fired, we both agreed they needed to have lusters added to really make them extra special. So first, we lined the edges with 22 karat gold luster and fired them to about 1265 F. Then, we painted the body of the vase with mother-of-pearl luster and fired a fourth time (most pots only fire twice).
Vase is approximately 9.5” tall by 6” wide (at the widest point)
About the Raffle
We made this vase specifically to raise money for and awareness of Com-Fusion, the ceramics community center Mariana and I are building in Portugal together. All the money raised will be used to pay for rent, ceramics equipment & materials, and all the things we’ll need to get this thing off the ground and hosting artists for classes, workshops, residencies and retreats. For me, this has been a dream my whole adult life (some twenty-five plus years). We already have the space for artist residencies secured, and are negotiating space for the community center! To start we’ll use Mariana’s existing space. so we can hit the ground running.
The Fine Print
Use the drop down menu to choose 1, 3, or 5 tickets
No purchase necessary to participate- you can also enter by signing up for my email list. If you’re already on the list, just send me an email to let me know, and I’ll add your name with one entry.
Raffle will be open through June 28. Winner announced by July 1
Raffle open to US, Canada, EU and UK only.
Your purchase of a raffle ticket, brings us one step closer to realizing this dream. We thank you for that and appreciate you taking a chance to have this beauty in your home.
This raffle ended on June 28. Winner was Gretchen Mason. We raised $367 and sold 88 tickets for this vase. THANK YOU!
Last summer, I visited the Cleveland Art Museum and saw this vase I haven’t stopped thinking about: a simple floral pattern, carved in low relief, and glazed with a translucent glaze. When Mariana arrived last August, I explained the idea and my desire to recreate a similar look using my forms and Mariana’s patterned carvings. We had several discussions about how to glaze them. We bought 6 different glazes to test and landed on this “ice” color diluted with clear glaze.
Once they were fired, we both agreed they needed to have lusters added to really make them extra special. So first, we lined the edges with 22 karat gold luster and fired them to about 1265 F. Then, we painted the body of the vase with mother-of-pearl luster and fired a fourth time (most pots only fire twice).
Vase is approximately 9.5” tall by 6” wide (at the widest point)
About the Raffle
We made this vase specifically to raise money for and awareness of Com-Fusion, the ceramics community center Mariana and I are building in Portugal together. All the money raised will be used to pay for rent, ceramics equipment & materials, and all the things we’ll need to get this thing off the ground and hosting artists for classes, workshops, residencies and retreats. For me, this has been a dream my whole adult life (some twenty-five plus years). We already have the space for artist residencies secured, and are negotiating space for the community center! To start we’ll use Mariana’s existing space. so we can hit the ground running.
The Fine Print
Use the drop down menu to choose 1, 3, or 5 tickets
No purchase necessary to participate- you can also enter by signing up for my email list. If you’re already on the list, just send me an email to let me know, and I’ll add your name with one entry.
Raffle will be open through June 28. Winner announced by July 1
Raffle open to US, Canada, EU and UK only.
Your purchase of a raffle ticket, brings us one step closer to realizing this dream. We thank you for that and appreciate you taking a chance to have this beauty in your home.
This raffle ended on June 28. Winner was Gretchen Mason. We raised $367 and sold 88 tickets for this vase. THANK YOU!
Last summer, I visited the Cleveland Art Museum and saw this vase I haven’t stopped thinking about: a simple floral pattern, carved in low relief, and glazed with a translucent glaze. When Mariana arrived last August, I explained the idea and my desire to recreate a similar look using my forms and Mariana’s patterned carvings. We had several discussions about how to glaze them. We bought 6 different glazes to test and landed on this “ice” color diluted with clear glaze.
Once they were fired, we both agreed they needed to have lusters added to really make them extra special. So first, we lined the edges with 22 karat gold luster and fired them to about 1265 F. Then, we painted the body of the vase with mother-of-pearl luster and fired a fourth time (most pots only fire twice).
Vase is approximately 9.5” tall by 6” wide (at the widest point)
About the Raffle
We made this vase specifically to raise money for and awareness of Com-Fusion, the ceramics community center Mariana and I are building in Portugal together. All the money raised will be used to pay for rent, ceramics equipment & materials, and all the things we’ll need to get this thing off the ground and hosting artists for classes, workshops, residencies and retreats. For me, this has been a dream my whole adult life (some twenty-five plus years). We already have the space for artist residencies secured, and are negotiating space for the community center! To start we’ll use Mariana’s existing space. so we can hit the ground running.
The Fine Print
Use the drop down menu to choose 1, 3, or 5 tickets
No purchase necessary to participate- you can also enter by signing up for my email list. If you’re already on the list, just send me an email to let me know, and I’ll add your name with one entry.
Raffle will be open through June 28. Winner announced by July 1
Raffle open to US, Canada, EU and UK only.
Your purchase of a raffle ticket, brings us one step closer to realizing this dream. We thank you for that and appreciate you taking a chance to have this beauty in your home.
