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Every photograph on this page is of a specific piece,
multiple perspectives, and details about each piece, can be seen by clicking on the image.

Pottery with a Unique Character

There are many considerations when purchasing a vessel fired in this manner.  Insight regarding these nuances can be found in the
Collector's Guide

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Fire Wall Vessel
  Natural Ash

  6.5" H  x  5" D

 Item: OLS-WF-209

$ 410

Vase
 Unglazed exterior, with small amount of salt in Atmosphere

 5 " H  x 5 " D

 Item: OLS-WF-62

$ 160

Vase
 Natural Ash on Shoulder

  9" H  x  5" D

 Item: OLS-WF-8

$ 180

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Fire Wall Vessel
 Flashing & Natural Ash

9.5 " H  x  5" D

 Item: OLS-WF-225

$ 310

Fire Wall Vessel
  Natural Ash

  7.2" H  x  5.5" D

 Item: OLS-WF-208

$ 360

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Vase
Shino Glaze

 11.2" H  x  6.2" D

 Item: OLS-WF-226

$ 220

 

Fire-Wall Vessel
Natural Surface Ash & Flame Flashed
  7 3/4" H  x  6 1/2" D

 Item: OLS-WF-125
$ 325

 

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Vase
Natural Surface Flame Flashed
  14 1/2" H  x  7" D

 Item: OLS-WF-130
$ 480

 

Vase
Natural Surface Flame Flashed
  14 1/2" H  x  7" D

 Item: OLS-WF-129
$ 425

 

 

 
  How does a piece qualify to be
Wabi-Sabi ?

Pieces in the Wabi-Sabi section are unique, as they defy what some people consider perfect.

A hand made vessel results from a moment in a potters life.  The potter can make a similar shape year after year, but it is always changing.  Each piece is subject to accidental imperfections along the way.

The firing method is reflective of natural variations in process.  When firing with wood,  intense heat can physically alter and mark the pot. Some people might consider these marks to be imperfections.

Does a pot which has warped, make it less beautiful?  To an appreciative eye such a piece might be more beautiful because of its imperfections.

A glaze may turn liquid in a wood firing a run down to the foot of a vessel.   Does this drip render the piece second quality or improve its overall appeal?

Wabi-Sabi pieces have much to offer "if" you learn to see.  Warping, ash glaze runs and fire flows speak volumes about process.  These effects make some of the most interesting pieces.
 If a person can see beyond their conceived expectations.

Unexpected results do not always make a pot more interesting, But when effects from firing and unintentional marks of the potter combine, it can make  a pot of unparalleled beauty.

 

Wabi-Sabi

It is a way to see "the beauty in things as they are"  imperfections and all. 
It does not mean accepting poor workmanship, to appreciate the idiosyncrasies.

The natural drip on the rim of this vessel resulted from the pots location near the firewall of the wood chamber. 

Ash collected into what is know as a "Tiger Eye" of glass that is about to drip off the rim.  Since the pot was fired on its side (note the wad marks in the front) rather than in an upright manner as might be expected.


This permitted gravity to place the "Tiger Eye" in a horizontal plane when the pot is standing upright.


The 16th century Japanese term, Wabi-Sabi
 is both a word and an idea, that has been making its way into western culture. 

Wabi  (things that are humble).
 Sabi  (things which gain beauty from age). 
 

 

Robert Compton Pottery
2662 North 116 Road, Bristol, Vermont 05443, U.S.A.
Phone: 802-453-3778
E-mail: Robert & Christine

05/14/13

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