Jill Chapman

Darlington, North South Wales, Australia

Title: Circles and Stripes

Year of Creation: 2013

Glaze: Exterior unglazed with slips and oxides, interior tin glaze

Clay Body: Stoneware paper clay

Dimensions: Height 9.06 inches, Width 3.94 inches

Artist's Statement: As with much of my work, the unglazed surface of this coil-built vase attempts to emulate the texture of the ancient fresco, the simple geometric decoration created with oxides, used for thousands of years, serving as a foil for the flowers it will hold.