Melon Genie Bottle in Patina Green, 12.25"h (Ben Owen III) Yellow Matte Glaze Series The hardwoods and pinewoods burned

The hardwoods and pinewoods burned inside the kiln as the heat source provided a wonderfully serendipitous effect of ash accumulation along the surface of this pot

Ben Owen Pottery Apprentice: Silas Bradley

while the luminous Satin Yellow glaze commands attention from every angle

The rich color of the red clay enhances the opalescent blue glaze coating

A wet clay slip is painted on and then the design is carved into the clay when the piece is "leather hard"

Melon Genie Bottle in Patina Green, 12.25"h (Ben Owen III) Yellow Matte Glaze Series The hardwoods and pinewoods burnedA classic bottle design that is influenced by Bens studies in Japan. Measuring 6. 75w x 12. 25h. Please Note: What appear to be white spots on the surface are reflections from photo lighting. Patina Green The Patina Green Glaze was first developed by Ben III, in the early 1990s while in college at East Carolina, as a glossy forest green made from the pigment copper. When testing the glaze in the wood kilns back home at the family pottery, the results