Posbank — Dry valley
In the makingNow: On the wheel
Made by Martijn
Price to follow
Save to PinterestHand-thrown mug with the relief of the dry valleys in the slope of the Posbank.
- Dishwasher safe
- Dimensions: 8 cm high · 7 cm wide · 300 ml
Specifications
- Made by
- Martijn
- Height
- 8 cm
- Width
- 7 cm
- Capacity
- 300 ml
Care
Dishwasher safe.
Every piece is made and glazed by hand; small differences in colour and shape are part of it. Wash with a soft sponge and avoid abrasive cleaners. Don't take the piece from very cold to very hot in one go.
The story of this piece
On the wheel (current step)
31 October
Finishing (not yet)
Bisque fired (not yet)
Glazed, in the kiln (not yet)
Available (not yet)
Clay has a mind of its own: whether this piece survives the kiln and how the glaze turns out, we only know once it's finished.
About this piece
Halfway down the steep slope of the Posbank, between 45 and 65 metres above NAP, the landscape is at its most pronounced. Narrow valleys cut into the flank like fingers, with the odd small hill in between. These dry valleys formed in the last ice age. The ground was frozen then, so meltwater could not sink away and found its way down over the surface instead. No water flows there now, but the shape has remained.
The heights come from the Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland. From a strip 1.2 kilometres long and 360 metres wide, I made contour lines every 5 metres. I carve the bottom two layers by hand out of the wall, and build up the top three with slabs of clay 1 millimetre thick. Hold the mug and you can feel the valleys under your fingers.
The photo with the map shows exactly which stretch of the Posbank runs around this mug.
