J. Med Bronze/Green larger Classic Chinese Rectangle

[vancehanna]

J. This one is is a copy of a Chinese design found frequently. It's about 12" and weighs about 4 #*. I created a die for the side walls now and use the pug mill to extrude the form. Saves just a small amount of time and insures a cleaner form. (yet still have to fuss with it!!) The glaze has been an ongoing experiment to create a patinated bronze look, often found on the Chinese pots. Start at $75.00 (I have seen similar at expos and shows for 3 x this but hey I'm still an 'unknown' among the potters field. I recall Sarah Reiner back in Chicago in the early 90's with her very unusual works yet pots with feet and drain holes. She was and is an excellent craftsperson yet now her works come from molds. Ok, so she has some production. She obviously and I congratulate her on the fact that she supports herself and probably a few workers with the business. Yet once she crossed over into the more 'accepted look' of bonsai pottery, she made the mark. It is very difficult to 'redesign' a form or a facia for a container that has been done so well thousands of years ago that in many cases I feel that design unless it is truly earth shattering, an expression of overstatement that will downgrade the purpose of the pot. Hey, the tree is what we're showing! Not the pot, not the moss, not the appurtenant side dish! Ends Midnight Friday, Jan 17th and ship on Saturday 18th USPS early AM.

I can imagine a fine Korean Hornbeam, Japanese Maple
* I apologize as the first two images are fuzzy or other similar deciduous tree!