Pottery by Osa
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I made this piece for an upcoming exhibition at Utilitarian Clay, a #ceramics conference at Arrowmont School of Craft in Tennessee. I’ve made pitcher & basin sets before, but this is my first one with the #WildClay surface. I began to see them as interpretations of Venus standing in a clam shell on the water, representing love, femininity, sex, desire, beauty. I picture this set in someone’s home resting together but put to use separately—as a vase and a serving bowl. #pottery#cerámica

A pitcher with a long neck and pedestal sitting inside a bowl. The pitcher is highly decorative with colors derived from natural clay—brick red, olive green, dark salmon and glazed aqua accents. The pitcher is vase-like with a voluptuous body, tall neck lined all the way up with carved rings and a flowing spout. The bowl has a bright turquoise interior and undulating rim. The exterior is decorated to match the body of the pitcher—with rhythmic geometric diamond patterns in the same earth toned hues. The handle of the pitcher is fluid, connecting the top of the vessel and its waist. This is a profile view of the set, which sits on a wood coffee table in a living room. A couch, plant and other pieces of pottery are partially visible and blurred in the background.
A pitcher with a long neck and pedestal sitting inside a bowl. The pitcher is highly decorative with colors derived from natural clay—brick red, olive green, dark salmon and glazed aqua accents. The pitcher is vase-like with a voluptuous body, tall neck lined all the way up with carved rings and a flowing spout. The bowl has a bright turquoise interior and undulating rim. The exterior is decorated to match the body of the pitcher—with rhythmic geometric diamond patterns in the same earth toned hues. The handle of the pitcher is fluid, connecting the top of the vessel and its waist. This is a profile view of the set, which sits on a wood coffee table in a living room. A couch, plant and other pieces of pottery are partially visible and blurred in the background.
A pitcher with a long neck and pedestal sitting inside a bowl. The pitcher is highly decorative with colors derived from natural clay—brick red, olive green, dark salmon and glazed aqua accents. The pitcher is vase-like with a voluptuous body, tall neck lined all the way up with carved rings and a flowing spout. The bowl has a bright turquoise interior and undulating rim. The exterior is decorated to match the body of the pitcher—with rhythmic geometric diamond patterns in the same earth toned hues. The handle of the pitcher is fluid, connecting the top of the vessel and its waist. This is a profile view of the set, which sits on a wood coffee table in a living room. A couch, plant and other pieces of pottery are partially visible and blurred in the background.