190. Caitlyn Kent, small pit-fired vase
Kent is a Boston-area potter. For other examples of her work, see her Instagram account, @caitlynkentpottery.
White clay, colors from pit-firing. Weight: 216 g (7 oz). Diameters: maximum, 7.6 cm (3 in); of rim, 3.3 cm (1-5/16 in); of base, 5.4 cm (2-1/4 in). Height: 8.2 cm (3-1/4 in).
This sits on the flat base. The letters “NFS” were incised into the base. also incised into the base is an indecipherable squiggle. The walls rise in a shallow convex arc to the shoulders about 5.7 cm (2-1/4 in) above the base. The maximum width is about 0.7 cm (1-4 in) below this. The walls then slope inward to the neck, which begins 7.6 cm (3 in) above the base and is 3.2 cm (1-1/4 in) in diameter. Above the neck, the walls slant slightly outward to the rim. The letters “VIII” (Roman numeral 8?) have been incised into the side of the walls just above the base. The surface of this is smooth with the exception of a few small bumps from the pit-firing.
When I purchased this, Kent told me this was pit-fired in a backyard barbecue loaded with a pile of wood. A banana peel was wrapped around the pot, which was then enclosed in an aluminum-foil saggar. The colors range from light and dark grays, through browns and reds.
A nice exploitation of the potentials of pit-firing.
Purchased at Feet of Clay’s annual spring show, 2022.
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