Ovals on Ovals Flower Vase

Handmade, wheel thrown ceramic flower vase with a decorative orange and yellow ovals on ovals surface motif. This tall vase looks great with or without flowers, with its unusual shape and brightly colored pattern. The outside of the vase is hand painted with orange and yellow flashing slips and glazed with deep brown Tenmoku. The inside is glazed with a white shino glaze. It was soda fired, creating a beautiful color bleed effect. Height: 11 inches Width: 6 inches Weight: 4 pounds Soda Firing is a method of firing where a soda solution is sprayed into the kiln, creating a glaze that deposits on the clay pieces.The unique surface and coloring of soda fired pottery is achieved through a combination of choice of clay bodies, slips, glazes, and the atmospheric conditions in the kiln during the firing process.