Melon Gourd Vase Patina Green, 5.5"h (Ben Owen III) Yellow Matte Glaze Series 25"w x 8”h

25"w x 8”h

This Chinese Blue copper glaze is a blend of materials that will react to the smoke and flame from the firing process

Influenced by early Asian forms made during the Tang Dynasty and gourd shapes from nature

the accumulated ashes begin to melt and form a natural glaze

A beautiful

Melon Gourd Vase Patina Green, 5.5"h (Ben Owen III) Yellow Matte Glaze Series 25"w x 8”hThis vase is a result of visual influences from the natural environment. Ben Owen III often looks to nature and the world around him to create forms that provide the simplicity of shape before he refines the form with elegance on the potters wheel. The vase is first thrown on the potter's wheel and then altered into a melon like shape to create a unique design. The Patina Green glaze is a blend of a copper glaze and natural ash accumulation from the