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Coral Vessel

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A vessel inspired by coral formations along the Algarve coast. The organic texture emerges from the interaction of glazes in the kiln.

Process
Coil-built from local Portuguese clay. Multiple glaze layers applied and fired at 1150 degrees.
Glazes
White tin oxide over terracotta slip
Dimensions
H: 18cm / W: 12cm
Weight
0.8kg
Year
2023
In the extreme conditions of the kiln, chemistry and chance converge to make a third glaze that may turn out to be infinitely more beautiful than either of the two. This is what happens in our most intimate relationships: under the extreme pressures of expectation, something reacts with something, each person activating dormant potencies in the other.
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