Offering guests, family, or friends a treat or special food dish has been a long-standing tradition across many cultures that continues today.
This smaller combed bowl in Ash, Cobalt, & Yellow Matte is the perfect size for chili, soup, pudding, peanuts, or, a spoon-over sauce for a party.
The combed lines are carved into the clay using a dull band saw blade while the clay is "leather hard". The cobalt and iron pigments blended with the melting wood ash during the kiln firing creates a completely individualized piece. Dishwasher- and microwave-safe. Measuring approximately 6”dia x 2.75”h.
Multi-Layered Glazes
When Ben was in college, he was introduced to a spraying technique using 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 3 to 4 different colors. A glaze made from ash can be used as a top coat to blend or bleach the underlying colors. Some finishes are a base of an iron yellow with cobalt blue or copper green covering. Other colors of orange to silver can develop from the colors overlapping. No two pieces are exactly alike.
The Tableware Collection
You can find the traditional forms and shapes of Ben Owen Sr. pottery wares in The Tableware Collection at Ben Owen lll Pottery. This line highlights shapes and forms made in a traditional Owen style of the early 1900’s folk pottery of North Carolina as well as influences from Asia.
This traditional collection has been continued by several potters who have worked at Ben Owen Pottery since the 1960’s. The previous line was made by potter Elizabeth McAdams, who worked as a studio assistant and retail manager for Ben Owen Pottery from 2022-2025. The current line is made by potter Silas Bradley, who began work as a studio assistant in August 2025.
Works are signed with the Ben Owen Pottery stamp and initialed with EM.