Kwali Earth Tone Vase Wheel-thrown red stoneware clay

Wheel-thrown red stoneware clay

The markings on the pot come from a fern leaf which acts as a resist on the surface and blocks smoke from entering the pot

high-pitched udu drum made from terracotta clay mixed with foraged clay from Florida

We had so many nighttime nature adventures that we began to be more attuned to the cycle of the moon

Decorated with terra sigillata made from wild clays

Kwali Earth Tone Vase Wheel-thrown red stoneware clayI make this vessel form in homage to Ladi Kwali and so many other women potters from Nigeria, both named and unnamed. I was excited to see this African pottery form come together with my new earth tone surfaces. I used both wild and commercial clays to create different shades of decorating slips called terra sigillata. 7 tall, 6 wide