MARK HEWITT 10" Salt-Glaze Lidded Jar w/ Fly-Ash Melts

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Mark Hewitt is one of America's premier potters. The son and grandson of directors of Spode China in England, Mark apprenticed in England and America and studied traditional pottery of West Africa, East Asia, Europe and America. Mark's work is represented in many museum permanent collections, including the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, the Wiseman Art Museum in Minneapolis, the Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Virginia, the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., and the Mint Museums of Charlotte, North Carolina. He has had exhibitions in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Australia, and Japan. Mark throws pots in Pittsboro, not far from the pottery capital of North Carolina. Mark Hewitt has become a potter of national reputation and influence. He curated, with Nancy Sweezy, a major exhibit of contemporary North Carolina pottery at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Out of that exhibit was born a major book placing contemporary pottery within the context of the great 19th century North Carolina potters. The book, "A Potters Eye" by Mark Hewitt and Nancy Sweezy, has become a major resource for understanding contemporary North Carolina pottery. Mark has been the subject of many articles appearing in Clay Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Japan Times, and Smithsonian Magazine. He has a large following of collectors of his work and his kiln openings are major events and usually sell-out. His web-site contains significant information, including explanations of his stamps.Up for your consideration is a nice Mark Hewitt wood-fired, salt-glazed, 2-handle lidded jar. The jar is large, measuring 10 inches to the top of the finial and almost 9 inches at its widest point. The salt glaze is highlighted on one face with a strong accumulation of fly ash, and highlighted on the other face by fly ash melting over the entire upper half, including the lid, with runs and drips reaching to the base. For a similar effect see Mark's pitcher on page 199 of The Potter's Eye. The jar is excellently potted with thin walls, nice collared rim, elegant thumb-press handles, and a nice overlapping lid with finial. The collar and lid are peppered with subtle reed marks, which harkens back to the early marks found on southern utilitarian pieces. The tops of the handles feature triangle-within-triangle medallions, which refer to the place of origin of the jar âe" the âeoeTriangleâe region of North Carolina. The bottom of the jar has a clear example of Mark Hewitt's overlapping stamp. The stamp indicates that this piece was thrown by Mark Hewitt and not by an apprentice. I am happy to report that the jar is in pristine out-of-the-kiln condition with no damage of any kind.This is a pretty example of a jar that had front and center placement in Mark's kiln. The ash accumulations and the wonderful melts, drools and drips on the face of the jar towards the fire (according to Mark, the front of the jar) are wonderful. This would be a great addition for Mark Hewitt pottery collectors and for North Carolina pottery collectors seeking an example of Mark Hewitt's work. T will be a $16 charge for careful packaging, shipping, and insurance for this large and valuable jar. The jar is offered with no reserve and a very low opening bid. I will email the winner after the auction. Good luck with bidding!Please note: Lately, bidding on eBay has become somewhat irrational. Tfore, I recommend that if you are interested in this pot you bid early because I will stop the auction for lack of interest. read more

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