163. Kari Wojtanik, pit-fired vase, 2021
For Wojtanik, see item 91.
White clay, colors from pit-firing. Weight: 425 g (15 oz). Mouth diameter, 3.8 cm (1-1/2 in); maximum diameter, 11.3 cm; base diameter, 7 cm (2-3/4 in). Height: 8.8 cm (3-1/2 in).
This sits directly on the flat base. A large capital “K” followed by, in much smaller size, “ari,” was incised into the bottom. The walls rise from the base in a very shallow convex arc to the maximum width 7 cm (2-3/4 in) above the base and then curve inward to the mouth at a sharp pace. The exterior appears to have been burnished and is quite smooth except in a few places where the pit-firing left rough deposits.
The colors come from the pit-firing and range from black to a smoky gray to shades of reddish browns. The interior was less affected by the fumes from the pit-firing and is mostly a dull gray with some patches of black and red.
Another splendid piece from Wojtanik. A new shape for her, at least among the vases in my collection.
Purchased at Feet of Clay Pottery’s semiannual sale in December 2021.
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