Late 20th Century Susan Beecher Glazed Stoneware Vase

Description

Offered is a 1990s wood-fired ceramic stoneware and textured vase created by the award-winning American ceramist, Susan Beecher (signed on … more Offered is a 1990s wood-fired ceramic stoneware and textured vase created by the award-winning American ceramist, Susan Beecher (signed on the bottom).

From the artist's website:

"I am greatly influenced by the forests, streams and mountains of the rural setting in which I reside. The textures of bark, the movement of water jumping over rocks, the insects flitting about, and the majestic outlines of the mountains all make their imprint on me. These bits of nature inhabit my work in subtle ways such as the found pieces of wood that I use to texture the pots, the forms of leaves berries and birds that become my favorite decorations and the movement of ash glazes over the walls of a pot, like tiny flowing streams. And now that all my work is fired in my noborigama kiln I feel that I am a partner with the actions of the kiln, accepting gratefully the ash, heat and flames that the kiln gifts to my pots.

I am increasingly concerned about the preservation of the flora and fauna of our planet and these themes are finding their way into my work as I add small animals, birds, fish, insects and plant life to my pieces. And always, my pots speak of home, family and close friends sitting down to a delicious meal served in hand-made vessels that reflect the warmth and generosity of the occasion."

The dark verdi-green and brown textured vase measures approximately 5.5" in width / depth, has a flat round base that is 3.125" in diameter, a mouth that is 3.125" in diameter, and is 6.325" in height. less