True Blue Textured Keepsake Jar
True Blue Textured Keepsake Jar
This vibrant blue handmade jar is a fantastic container for storing sugar or spices, or it could be a gorgeous box for jewelry or other keepsakes. The deep cobalt blue glaze flowing over the white stoneware texture creates a gorgeous surface of dark and light. The dark midnight black interior adds some drama when the lid is lifted. This handsome pot would look gorgeous sitting out on any countertop, shelf or table.
DIMENSIONS
The jar stands about 4 inches tall to the top of the lid. The inner opening is 3" wide, and the jar is about 4 1/4" wide at its widest part. The base measures 3 1/2" across, and this jar can hold 1 1/2 cups.
The jar was created on my pottery wheel using white stoneware BMix 5 clay. The jar's lid and body were thrown as a single, enclosed piece. The lid was cut away from the body, and each side was trimmed to fit. To add the texture, I painted a layer of slip (clay and water blended smooth) around the outside of the jar and lid. I then used a jagged brush and the spinning potter's wheel to paint the texture in through the smooth wet slip.
The jar was glazed in Midnight Black glaze on the interior, and my True Blue glaze on the exterior. It was fired to cone 6 (around 2200° F) in my electric kiln. All of my pottery is microwave and dishwasher safe.