Hare in the Hollow
Handbuilt Tree Vase with Carved Slip Decoration
 
A storytelling piece full of movement and magic. This handbuilt vase features a hare leaping through a tangle of wildflowers, berries and meadow grasses, with rolling fields rising in carved lines behind it. Twin branch-like handles grow from the form, giving the piece a beautifully sculptural silhouette and a sense of being held by the landscape itself.
 
Every detail is carved by hand through black slip to reveal the white clay beneath — the traditional sgraffito technique that gives the surface its distinctive linocut feel and its tactile, relief-like texture. Each vase is completely one-of-a-kind, and this one is among my most special: a carefully layered countryside scene wrapping all the way around the form.
 
Made from white earthenware clay with black slip and finished with a transparent glaze.
 
A true statement piece — both sculptural and story-filled — designed to be treasured.
 
Size: approx. 22cm tall, 19.5cm wide.