Dimpled Bottle in Nebular Purple, 12.5"h (Ben Owen III) Pitchers The Natural Ash glaze on

The Natural Ash glaze on this vase was developed during the firing process as the wood ash floated toward the ceiling of the kiln and fell back down onto the hot clay

and the pigment iron tints the background

The stunning result is a growth of tiny

Natural Ash Glaze is produced from the oak and hickory hardwood burned in the kiln

Dimpled Bottle in Nebular Purple, 12.5"h (Ben Owen III) Pitchers The Natural Ash glaze onA beautiful wood fired bottle! The Nebular Purple resulted from experimenting with cobalt glazes fired inside the wood kiln atmosphere. The slow cooling of the kiln creates light purple micro crystals along the surface. A unique find that was a pleasant surprise! Measuring 6. 5w x 12. 5h. Please Note: What appear to be white spots on the surface are reflections from photo lighting. Ben Owen III developed the Nebular Purple wood fired microcrystalline