Combed Bottle in Cobalt, Ash and Salt Glaze, 33"h (Pots From The Past)
Combed Bottle in Cobalt, Ash and Salt Glaze, 33"h (Pots From The Past)
Combed Bottle in Cobalt, Ash and Salt Glaze, 33"h (Pots From The Past)
Combed Bottle in Cobalt, Ash and Salt Glaze, 33"h (Pots From The Past)
Combed Bottle in Cobalt, Ash and Salt Glaze, 33"h (Pots From The Past)
Combed Bottle in Cobalt, Ash and Salt Glaze, 33"h (Pots From The Past)
Combed Bottle in Cobalt, Ash and Salt Glaze, 33"h (Pots From The Past)
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Combed Bottle in Cobalt, Ash and Salt Glaze, 33"h (Pots From The Past)

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   The cobalt and iron pigments blended with the Salt Glaze create a completely individualistic finish.  The brilliant blue and ash glaze accent the contour of this bottle.  Measuring 17.5"w x 33"h. top opening dia. 5.5", bottom dia. 7.25" 
Please Note: What appear to be white spots on the surface are reflections from photo lighting.

MultiLayer 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.

     The Natural Ash Glaze is produced by relying on the wood-firing process as the glazing agent.  Most pieces dedicated to this glaze are placed in the kiln with little or no glaze applied to the exterior.  During the firing process, the wood is stirred occasionally in the firebox to give flight to the flakes of ash that are produced during the firing.  When these small flakes become airborne, they cling to the exposed areas of the pots and accumulate over a period of time.  As the kiln reaches about 2300 degrees Fahrenheit, the wood ash will liquefy and begin to run down the side of the pots, as if one had poured honey on the vase.

     Salt Glaze was first discovered by German potters in the late 14th century.  Due to the high firing temperatures, stoneware clays are required.  The pieces can be handled and decorated with clay slips of many different colors, or, glazed partially with Cobalt Blue Glaze.  The surface may resemble the texture of an orange peel.  This was an early glaze used by settlers during the 19th century in the Seagrove area.  Many of the pieces Ben makes in Salt Glaze are functional, even the more decorative large-scale pots.

This piece is hand-signed by Ben Owen III with the year made (2000) near the bottom on the side of the piece and is part of our "Pots From The Past" series. A treasured piece of North Carolina history!