Zanfirico Twist Foglio - White Color:Vibrant Blue vessel is for decorative purpose

vessel is for decorative purpose only

natural color

and incorporates collage and wax crayon to enhance the piece with a beautiful

stone-like colors on the clay surface

This wheel-thrown ceramic vessel is coated in several layers of light blue terra sigillata

Zanfirico Twist Foglio - White Color:Vibrant Blue vessel is for decorative purposeThis blown glass vessel from Patchen's "Foglio" series is created with the involved zanfirico cane technique. First, Patchen makes "filigree" cane, by encasing a rod of white glass in molten clear glass then stretching it 50 60', reducing its diameter to a pencil. After cooling, the rod is cut into many 6" lengths; with about 50 of them arranged parallel on a ceramic plate, they are then reheated and rolled onto a molten glass core again. This is then