A unique planter for indoor or outdoor plants. Hand-thrown on the wheel. Features three (3) small drain holes in planter.
Planter measures 10.75"dia.x 8.25"h with inside dia. 8.75" at top of planter.
Floating Basin measures 7.75"dia x 1.75"h.
Planter height is 8.75" when placed inside basin.
Please Note: What appear to be white spots on the surface are reflections from photo lighting.
Multi-Layered Glaze
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.
Ben Owen Pottery Collection
You can find the traditional forms and shapes of Ben Owen Sr. pottery wares in The Ben Owen Pottery Collection. 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.
This piece is stamped "Ben Owen Pottery" with initials hand-signed "SB".