Carrie or Peter Jacobson on thu 9 mar 00
One of my favorite coffee mugs is a simple cylinder, maybe 7 inches high,
which has been gently squeezed just about where you'd hold it. It has become
oval.
The inside is some sort of cobalty blue glaze, the outside a black with tan
flecks in it. Not until you turn it over do you know that it's porcelain.
The pure white body enriches the blue and black glazes, makes them sparkle.
The contrast of the white base and black sides truly is lovely.
If you continue to ask the question, you inevitably will end up with this
question: Why glaze at all, at least the outside? Sure, there are utility
reasons, but apart from those, I mean, why use a blue glaze on a speckled
claybody? Why use green glaze on redware?
I think there may be a point to that line of questioning. I like the colors,
but I have always felt that glaze puts a layer of clothing over a body that
is perfectly lovely by itself.
Just my dime.
Carrie Jacobson
Pawcatuck, CT
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