This Sung Jar in Multi-Layered Ash Glaze is a perfect example of “letting the kiln be the paintbrush”. The Natural Ash Glaze is produced from a combination of hardwoods and pine burned in the kiln. The natural ash glaze will blend the pre-applied pigmented glazes during the long firing process to create a drip effect. Measuring 14”w x 25"h.
Please Note: What appear to be white spots on the surface are reflections from photo lighting.
Multi-Layer Glazes
While Ben III was in college in the 1990s, he was introduced to a spraying technique with an air-driven spray gun that some potters use to build up layers of glazes on the clay surface. With some experimenting, he was able to create a variety of finishes using accents of three or four different colors and using an ash glaze as a top coat to blend or bleach the underlying colors. Some finishes are a base of iron yellow with cobalt blue or copper green covered with orange to silver developing from the overlapping colors. Each pot is unique.
As a similar process to Natural Ash Glazes, Ben III frequently places these finishes in the wood kiln to accentuate the colors as well.
This piece is hand-signed by Ben Owen III with the year made (2025).