Jim Malone Footed Bowl
A wheel thrown footed bowl with hakeme slip & nuka glaze by Jim Malone, Ainstable, England, circa 1989.

This stoneware vessel, made by one of the UK’s leading potters, is possibly inspired by East Asian ceramics as the undulating shape of the profile sits superbly well within the hands.

Adding to the tactility of this piece is the creamy hakeme slip which has been left undisturbed, externally. But, within the bowl, a spiral has been cut through the thickly applied coat of slip.

Within the channel of the spiral, the nuka glaze has been caught and created pools of glass in a warm-green colour. This ochre-sage-green has most probably been achieved by sycamore wood ash.