Bottle in Multi-Layered Glaze with Cobalt, 26"h (Ben Owen III) Teadust Glaze Series The Chinese Blue copper glaze

The Chinese Blue copper glaze is a blend of copper pigments that will react to the smoke and flame from the firing process

and was aptly named after winning best in the show in the 1928 Dogwood Festival

The glaze is also lightly salted to bleach the glaze and create a blend of blue-green-copper red accents

unique shape that was altered on the wheel during the “leather hard” stage of drying

featuring a distinctive keystone belt motif with Mediterranean charm

Bottle in Multi-Layered Glaze with Cobalt, 26"h (Ben Owen III) Teadust Glaze Series The Chinese Blue copper glazeBen III's Multi Layered glaze provides a beautiful example of how wood firing can be a great platform for serendipitous glaze formation. As the wood burns, ash floats up into the atmosphere of the kiln and settles onto the pots. The ash itself creates a glaze as it melts on the very hot pot. The brilliant cobalt blue and natural ash glaze accent the contour of this bottle. Measuring 14. 25"w x 26"h. Please Note: What appear to be white spots on the