I find myself making this from over and over again. This photo is one of the first butter dishes I made, inspired by the straw bee skeps scattered around the kitchen gardens in Old Salem, a historic district in Winston-Salem, NC, also the home of Salem College. I made the horizontal ridges with a Jepson wood profile tool just after throwing, while the piece was still wet. The top form is a bottomless cylinder, collared in at the top and closed with a finial form. I use my lid calipers to ensure a snug fit between the saucer and lid.
These come in celadon, yellow, and cobalt, in a variety of sizes and are good for covering cheeses as well as butter.
Also, I have to say thank you to Molly over at Mollycoddle for showcasing my little sea urchin, blog, and etsy store. Thank you, Molly! The blog love couldn't have come at a better time!
2 comments:
It has such a beautiful shape... No wonder you're drawn to making more! Just beautiful. Everything you create is so lovely.
sorry to be so clueless, but what is a skep? Idon't remember seeing many at Salem, but My view was a bunch different that yours!
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