Lavender Tan Swirl Bud Vase
Lavender Tan Swirl Bud Vase
This small handmade stoneware vase is finished in my lavender pearl glaze combination, where soft lavender, pale blue, and warm golden tones flow together across the swirled form. Its compact size and graceful silhouette make it a beautiful accent piece for any shelf, desk, or bedside table.
Details
The vase stands approximately 5.75" tall and measures about 3" across the lip. Wheel-thrown in Sonoran White clay and fired to cone 10 in reduction, it features a durable stoneware body with gentle speckling beneath the glaze. Natural variations in color and texture arise from the handmade process and layered glaze.
Use
Ideal for a small bouquet, a few clipped stems, dried florals, or as a standalone decorative piece. Its narrow opening helps support blooms, making it easy to create a simple and elegant arrangement.
Process
This vase was wheel-thrown from Sonoran White stoneware, and glazed in multiple layers to achieve the lavender pearl finish. It was fired to cone 10 in reduction, a high-temperature atmospheric firing (around 2350° F) that produces the unique shifts and movement in the glaze.
Process
Thrown on the potter’s wheel using sonoran white, a white stoneware clay. The swirl shape was pressed into the pot with a rib from the outside, and supported by my fingers from the inside. The rib and my fingers were moved upward as the wet pot spun swiftly on the wheel. The neck was narrowed and the lip was flared and finished last.
After drying and bisque firing, the vase was glazed in layers of lavender and pearl tones, then reduction fired to cone 10. The reduction atmosphere enriches the colors and brings subtle variations to the surface, ensuring that no two vases are alike.
