138. Jeff Abney, yunomi, with Hamada rust glaze

138. Jeff Abney, yunomi, with Hamada rust glaze

Jeff Abney is a potter in Blairsville, Georgia; his studio is called Red Gate Pottery. For other examples of his work, see his Instagram account, @jeffabneypottery.

Gray clay, glazed in Hamada rust glaze, with black accents; foot ring and base left unglazed. Weight: 484 g (1.1 lb). Rim and maximum diameter: 10.4 cm (4-1/8 in); foot ring diameter: 6.3 cm (2-1/2 in). Height: 10.2 cm (4 in).

This sits on the base of the foot ring. The foot ring is about 0.6 cm (1/4 in) high on the exterior. The interior has been hollowed out to about a third of this height. Above the foot ring, the walls slant outward at about a 60-degree angle to a height of 2.4 cm (7/8 in) above the base. At this point, the cup is about 8.4 cm (3-1/4 in) in diameter. The artist’s mark, an image of a torii gate inside a circle, was impressed into this section of the cup. From this, the walls curve in a shallow convex arc to the rim. Just beneath the rim, the walls are concave to supply a place to hold the cup. The rim is rolled. The surface is slightly gritty.

The interior and all of the exterior except the base and the ring foot were covered with the Hamada rust glaze. There are several black lines across the exterior surface.

A bit larger and heavier than most yunomi, but visually a very satisfying piece.

Purchased from the artist, July 2021.