Face Jug The aqua diamonds and interior

The aqua diamonds and interior are glazed

I have included in this collection of pots two mugs that feature this sig

when we’d visit the bay and beaches in our town at night to witness bioluminescence

including houseplants

The green diamonds and interior are glazed

Face Jug The aqua diamonds and interiorI began making face jugs around 2018 as an effort to continue the Southern African American ceramic tradition as well as to reference the Ife terracotta heads of Nigeria. However since then, Ive become aware of so many different face vessel traditions and now see it as an almost universal concept. The carved lines on the face reference tribal markings or facial scarification which carried meaning related to identity and status. Red stoneware clay,