Photo: Southern Highland Craft Guild
Photo: Southern Highland Craft Guild

Covered Jar

USA, 1994
Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection
Date acquired:
Materials: N/A
Form - Functional: N/A
Form - Sculptural: N/A
Method:
Thrown
Surface Technique: N/A
Kiln Type:
Raku Fired (Horse Hair Raku Fired)
Glazes: N/A
Steven Forbes de Soule

Steven Forbes de Soule is known for wheel-thrown raku fired vessel forms. After throwing, DeSoule often severely altered each vessel form to create sculptural forms. He produces containers for Ikebana vessels (a form of flower arranging), lamp bases and tile wall murals. He uses his own glaze formulations and repeatedly fires each object until he achieves the coloration he seeks, sometimes firing 4 or 5 times. De Soule has been using the raku process since 1982.

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Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection

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Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection
Asheville, North Carolina
 

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