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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Walter Del Pellegrino, post: 231404, member: 90&quot;]You will probably never discover who made your vase because it wasn&#039;t produced by a factory but rather by an individual artist. That makes this piece one of kind. It is worthy of some discussion. The first thing that caught my attention was the material-terra-cotta. This red clay is often used to make outdoor flower pots and containers but rarely it is used to make small indoor vases. This clay, in comparison to the industrial white clays used in mass production, is rough and more dense. It must be worked entirely by hand, as modern machines would be damaged by its demanding composition. That fact caused me to look at the construction of the vase. It was not &quot;thrown&quot; on a wheel as most pottery is. This piece was made by &quot;Coiling&quot;. It dates back to the Stone Age and any child given a lump of clay to play with has used the technique. The clay is rolled out into a long cylinder until it is a long rope. The clay is then coiled on itself until a hollow cylinder is formed. A flat bottom is then added and the outer surface of the body is smoothed out until the coils vanish and a solid-looking body is left. In this case, the cherries, leafs and branches were made separately and attached with slip (liquified clay). The body has been heavily coated with a glaze using a palette knife. The technique, in painting, is known as &quot;Impasto&quot;. The artist used it to cover the rings left by coiling. While the use of terra-cotta and the technique used to create the vase are fairly unique, it would likely be seen in Sicily and Southern Italy more readily than northern Italy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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