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Slip-Laden Vase

This piece has been made as part of an ongoing exploration into displaying dried and freshly cut flowers together. Inspired by the railings throughout Brighton & Hove, and the way plants and grasses grow up and around them during the summer.

Decorated across its surface with slip before being glazed, the work has a laden and textured surface that is informed by the ironwork railings which themselves are coated in countless layers of paint, altering their shape over the years.

The vase holds water in its top and mid sections, with multiple openings to place stems in. The foot of the piece is hollow, inviting the placement of dried flowers at its base.

Available at The House

Height ~29cm
Width ~11.5cm at widest point

Currently I only post my work within the UK. If you are interested in purchasing my work but live elsewhere, please get in contact so we can discuss shipping/customs costs.

An image of a ceramic vase atop a white plinth, standing in soft sunlight. The vase is decorated with slip, giving a bobbled and uneven texture to the surface. It has been glazed in a blue/green colour with areas that are more bronze-like. There is one handle on the side of the vase with an exaggerated thumb rest and more slip details in the form of dots that run down the lenght of the handle. The vase is holding an array of colourful flowers, including: blue hydrangeas, small yellow wildflowers, violet agapanthus, and orange chrysanthemums. There are openings at the base of the vase into which small stems of dried flowers have been placed.
An image of a ceramic vase atop a white plinth, standing in bright sunlight. The vase is decorated with slip, giving a bobbled and uneven texture to the surface. It has been glazed in a blue/green colour with areas that are more bronze-like. There is one handle on the side of the vase with an exaggerated thumb rest and more slip details in the form of dots that run down the lenght of the handle.
A photograph of plants growing through railings on Hove Lawns. The railings are painted gree, and the evening light is giving everything a soft golden glow
Plants growing through the railings on Hove Lawns
An image of a ceramic vase atop a white plinth, standing in soft sunlight. The vase is decorated with slip, giving a bobbled and uneven texture to the surface. It has been glazed in a blue/green colour with areas that are more bronze-like. There is one handle on the side of the vase with an exaggerated thumb rest and more slip details in the form of dots that run down the lenght of the handle. The vase is holding an array of colourful flowers, including: blue hydrangeas, small yellow wildflowers, violet agapanthus, and orange chrysanthemums. There are openings at the base of the vase into which small stems of dried flowers have been placed.

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