My Babies are Leaving Me

I picked some of my favourite pieces to donate to a charity fundraiser this weekend in Vancouver BC.  Instead of an auction, they have decided to sell draw tickets.  I hope they are able to raise lots of money.  I miss my pieces already.  Here they are, one last time, with the description which will accompany the pieces at the draw :

This Egyptian themed stoneware vase by Lily L was wheel thrown and altered by hand.  It was made with marbled white and iron-rich yellow clay, fired to a very high temperature (cone 10), and glazed with a food safe glaze for durability. It bears the artist’s signature stamp at the back.

This stoneware vase by Lily L was hand thrown on the potter’s wheel, and imprinted with leaves of a vine maple (Acer circinatum).  It was fired to a very high temperature (cone 10), and glazed inside with a food safe glaze.  The outside is unglazed, to preserve and enjoy the natural texture of the maple leaves.  It bears the artist’s signature stamp near the base.

This stoneware bowl by Lily L was hand formed from individual coils of clay.  It was fired to a very high temperature (cone 10), and glazed with a food safe glaze.  The bowl bears the artist’s signature stamp on one of the upper coils.

This antique-look stoneware pot / planter by Lily L was hand thrown on the wheel, and then hand decorated with clay “sprigs”.  It was fired to a very high temperature (cone 10), and glazed with a food safe glaze.  The bowl bears the artist’s signature stamp in the inside bottom, and has a surprise decorative spiral on the foot.