$1,200.00
Clothing (Elizabethan to Couture) and metalworking are long time influences for me. This piece combines both of those interests, melding the architecture of 19th century corsetry with Art Nouveau silver, into one sexy ceramic form.
This piece is completely one-of-a-kind. I used no molds to make any part of the form or its details. This sculptural form has become a signature piece, though one I don't make often. It does function –and very well I might add— as a vase, but is obviously quite stunning as a mantel sculpture or side-board decoration.
The main body of this form is in a light blue-gray satin glaze. The details (the top edge and feet) and interior are in a glossy version of the same. Dimensions: 12" h x 13 1/2" w x 10" d
Despite its shape, I did throw this piece on the potters wheel. It is heavily altered and darted (a fabric term for cutting out one shape and mending the seam to create a new shape), giving it the hourglass and undulating form. The feet and lip are carved, handles are hand-formed and surface includes various slip (liquid clay) decorating techniques (like cake-decorating).
*In 2005, one of my Corset Vessels (a smaller one) was purchased by the Yingee Ceramics Museum in Taipei, Taiwan.*