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 elaborate hand-formed feet
Glaze: Warm cream and sand lower body; deep espresso-black dripping glaze upper body with copper-gold dot accents; highly glossy finish
Pump: Black
Capacity: Approximately 8-10 oz
Fill: Your choice of botanical hand lotion or botanical liquid hand soap
Price: $125.00 Filled. Refills available.
About This Vessel
Resin does not pour — it moves the way all patient things move, drawn by gravity over days, leaving a dark trace that hardens into something permanent. The trees in the hills above Acquavena weep resin in summer: amber at first, darkening as it runs down the bark, leaving a mark that outlasts the season that made it.
Resina carries that process frozen in glaze. The lower body is warm cream, smooth and clean. From the top, deep espresso-black glaze has run in long fingers downward, pooling as it went, leaving small copper and gold dots where it caught the heat unevenly. The finish is highly glossy — wet-looking, like the resin is still moving.
The black pump is the only one in the collection. It was the right choice. Nothing else would have suited it.
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.
