Vessel 2
by Johnny Ortiz-Conchafired on the new moon 3.21.23
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- 9.5” in diameter x 3” in height
- responsibly harvested micaceous clay from the Sangre de Cristo mountains, New Mexico
- pit fired with local red cedar
- sanded with sand stone, polished and burnished with river stone
- cured with elk marrow and bees wax
- M3 slip
- edition of 1
Johnny explores bigger, rounder shapes and a new coil method for this collection. All pieces are hand built.
part of ‘a place above the water’ collection / ‘a place above the water’ exhibition co-curated with Ari Myers at The Valley in Taos, NM
photos by Brad Trone