Portholes twin vase
CASSIE HANSEN
Portholes twin vase, 2020
black mid-fire, creamy matte green glaze, sealed with liquid quartz
16 x 15 x 3.5 cm
Inspired by naval portholes and shutters. Two handbuilt cylinders joined by a centre circle and featuring cropped circle detailing on its sides, all made from Keanes black mid-fire clay. The centre disc has been sliced through the smallest cylinder to expose the join line.
Features strong strips of a studio-developed creamy matte green glaze (magnesium and nickel oxide), used to highlight the join lines and outer edge.
Sealed with liquid quartz.
Additional Info
Cassie Hansen (b. 1986) is a Kyneton-based ceramicist, creating midfire and stoneware vessels and jugs that combine wheel-thrown and hand-built elements.
Her work is inspired by her interest with the simplified forms and linear qualities of architecture and the built environment, as well as the shadows and compositions captured in architectural photography.
As the editor of design magazine Artichoke, Cassie draws on a decade of experience writing about, editing and looking critically at design, furniture, objects, architecture and interiors. She began ceramics in 2016, and in 2018 spent a year learning from renowned ceramicists Neville French and Kate Jones at Shane Kent’s Melbourne-based ceramics school, the School of Clay and Art (SoCA).