Large Basket in Clay

14″ x 14″ x 11″

After being fired, this piece sat on a table in the studio.  When I arrived, three potters were discussing it. “I thought it was a woven basket.” said one.  Two others nodded in agreement. “How hard was it to adhere the bronzed owl to its lid?” asked another.

I did not try to make this large slab built pot to resemble a woven basket.  Neither is the owl made of bronze. It is clay. My only intent was to make an earthy-looking attractive pot that was both functional and eye catching.