A combed bowl, the perfect size for soup, salad, or for serving your favorite dish. The combed lines are carved into the clay when the bowl is "leather hard". The cobalt pigment blended with the naturally formed ash glaze creates a completely individualistic finish. A beautiful example of “letting the kiln be the paintbrush” . Both decorative and functional, this Serving Bowl in Cobalt and Ash Glazes will become a favored piece by its recipient. Measuring 7”dia x 3.5"h.
Please Note: What appear to be white spots on the surface are reflections from photo lighting.
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.