Thrown, carved while leather-hard, and fired twice. The glaze moves differently in every
firing, so this one can't be repeated. When it ships, it's gone.
Vessel Details
Form: Sphere on small feet
Glaze: Sage-green carved top with incised vine detail and glaze dots; warm iron-brown band; misty blue-gray lower body fading to cream-white at base
Pump: White
Capacity: Approximately 8 oz
Fill: Your choice of botanical hand lotion or botanical liquid hand soap
Price: $125 Filled. Refills available.
About This Vessel
In the valley below Acquavena, the morning mist settles just above the vine rows. From above, you see only green at the top — the tips of the leaves catching first light. Then the gray, the blue-gray, the white. The horizon disappears. You are not sure where the hill ends and the sky begins.
Bruma holds that moment in glaze. The upper dome is sage-green, carved with light vine and dot marks that catch shadow at different angles. A warm iron-brown ring marks the transition — the earth line, the moment before the mist takes over. Below, the glaze moves through blue-gray into a pale, almost white cream at the base, where it rests on small feet.
It is a quiet vessel. It does not announce itself. It earns its place slowly.
Care
Hand wash only. Do not submerge or place in dishwasher. Stoneware is water-resistant and will deepen beautifully with age and use.
One of one. When sold, this vessel leaves the collection.
Every vessel is thrown on the wheel, carved while the clay is still leather-hard, then fired twice. The second firing is where the glaze decides what it wants to do.
Wood-ash and celadon glazes break and pool differently depending on where a piece sits in the kiln, how thickly the glaze was laid on, and how fast the kiln cooled. That's why no two come out the same, and why the one you're looking at is the only one of its kind.
Small variations in the foot, the rim and the carving are the record of a hand rather than a mould.
Care
Wash by hand with warm water and a soft cloth. Avoid the dishwasher, which will dull the glaze over time.
The pump is a standard 28-400 fitting, so it can be replaced from any supplier if it ever wears out. Rinse it through with warm water if you switch between a soap and a lotion.
Stoneware is durable but not indestructible. Keep it off the edge of the counter.
Hand-packed shipping
Each vessel is wrapped by hand, double-boxed with a cushioned void between the two, and insured for its full value.
If a piece arrives damaged, send a photograph of the box and the piece and we'll make it right. We'd rather hear about it than have you live with a chip.
