Spiral Melon Egg Vase in Copper Penny & Ash Glazes, 12"h (Ben Owen III) Egg Vase The addition of the melon

The addition of the melon lines is created while the clay is still wet on the potter's wheel

Early salt glaze wares made in the late 1800s were decorated with a cobalt blue glaze over the grey salt finish

This piece is hand-signed by Ben Owen III with the year made (2025)

this piece is a great example of salt glaze with decorative Cobalt accents

in the 1920s while working at Jugtown pottery

Spiral Melon Egg Vase in Copper Penny & Ash Glazes, 12"h (Ben Owen III) Egg Vase The addition of the melonBen Owen III often gathers design ideas from the natural environment around him. This Melon Egg Vase reflects that organic influence. The vase is thrown on the potter's wheel and then altered into a melon like shape to create a unique design. Serendipitously, the wood ash floats upward before falling onto the clay during the kiln firing. This creates a completely individualistic piece. A unique texture is created when the piece is fired in the wood