Inventory Number ELM008
Size 35H x 35 W inches
Material Stoneware
Period Contemporary
Country of Origin Denmark
Year Made 2012
Condition Excellent
Like a giant sea monster emerging from the depths of the sea this many armed vase with a texture resembling coral.The clay he uses to create this effect is an English stoneware – since there is no natural stoneware clay in Denmark. Espersen adds a lot of grog (highfired, crushed clay) to make it stronger and to give it more roughness, and also to create a more three-dimensional surface, full of holes and peaks. Some of the grog comes from smashed bisqued or fired pots. By adding earthen ware clay, a deeper colour appears and this, in turn, also increases the amount of iron in the body and gives the glazes more to interact with.
