A tiny handmade black stoneware ceramic vase that is perfect for a single pastel coloured bud or just as a little piece of art. I made the vase from black stoneware clay, and created a decorative peach, pink and cream white abstract floral band, before adding curves and dots using the sgraffito technique to expose the black clay. After the first firing I glazed the interior in an iron lustre finish which gives shades of glossy blue and rusty brown – the exterior is the matt black of the natural clay. Underneath you’ll find my potter’s mark of a swallow impressed into the clay before firing. The vase looks good with a single simple flower in soft pastel shades, such as hydrangea sprigs, rosebud, Japanese anemone or a wildflower or two. 9cms high and about 2.5 cms diameter at the base.

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