New Jars for Autumn
As potters go, Matt and I seem to have a thing for making jars.
Jars, boxes, vases with flower frog lids, storage jars, urns, sourdough starter jars, a place for tea and coffee, sugar dishes, jewellery jars - the list goes on for the different ways people use them. Our jars make lovely gifts too, something to consider as we head into the ‘gifting season’.
I’ve just added to our online shop a few new, one off reduction fired jars and I thought I’d share some of my favourites with you.
You can view the entire collection here.
Painterly Lines
Our pale blue chun glaze brings all the drama here as it moves quite a lot in the melt during the firing process, this is further exaggerated by the line of iron oxide we painted over the top. Like the traces of seawater on sand as the tide edges out.
7.5 cm h x 10cm ø // Usable capacity 290ml
£60
Autumnal Shino
I adore this pot. The glaze is our shino glaze, which can vary dramatically depending on how thickly it is applied and the spot it has in the kiln. The jar itself is a bit of an eccentric one. The lid has a hole in the centre so it can be used in a few ways, for us the idea is to create different variations for arranging floral stems, but I can imagine this being a good garlic jar, for example.
13.4 cm h x 10.5cm ø
£120
Glossy Tenmoku
I think this classic tall lidded jar has turned out so beautifully, the glaze is rich, glossy with lots of variation. The glaze reaching down to the very foot of the pot rather than to the line of the taper (which is how we often glaze our jars) furthers its elegance I think.
6 cm h x 10cm ø // Usable capacity 800ml
£100
Beauty in Repetition
We have been making our faceted flower frogs for a few years now and I really enjoy adding a few each time we fire the gas kiln. We have two of these available in our pale blue chun glaze and I particularly like the even-ness of the blue on these forms, the way it breaks between each facet and the trails of iron oxide brushstrokes added to each facet, giving it a visual rhythm.
12cm h x 8cm ø
Freedom of the Hand
This piece is a much taller variation than we usually make and it can be used as a regular vase without the lid, or with the flower frog lid for arranging single stems. I applied iron oxide brushwork in one single, uninterrupted stroke to the jar before glazing, I have nicknamed it the spaghetti vase. It is the first of its kind! I adore her.
19.5 cm h x 11cm ø // Usable capacity 1000ml