Kim Ellington / early vase form / NR

Kim Ellington / early vase form / NR (image 1/3)
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Please check out my 100% POSITIVE EBAY FEEDBACK and . (And please check out the other beautiful pots that I have on eBay.) You are bidding on an exceptional early vase form by widely heralded North Carolina (Catawba Valley) potter Kim Ellington. DESCRIPTION: This beautifully thrown form has an elegant heart shaped body with a wide rounded shoulder and a nicely flared rim. The clay body is white stoneware and the glaze is a creamy off white which the potter used as a canvas for a series of gray and brown hook-shaped decorative brush markings. There are also two well-placed blue/gray concentric circles just above the base. The vase stands 8 ½” tall and measure 6” at its widest. It is in mint condition- no chips, cracks or repairs- and has the potter’s incised “GKE” signature on the bottom. ABOUT KIM ELLINGTON: Kim Ellington follows a 200 year old tradition by making the time-honored ceramic wares of the Catawba Valley, NC. True to that tradition, Ellington digs his own clay to create pottery forms ranging from bean pots to pitchers to vases. Also true to the tradition, he mixes wood ash, slop and glass to form the runny alkaline glaze typical of the region. Finally, he fires his work in a wood-fired ground hog kiln identical to those used in the early days of Catawba Valley pottery. Unlike other contemporary folk potters, Ellington read more
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