Made by Susan Fox Hirschmann, this vase wrapped in reeds is titled "Circle of Friends."  This amazing hand-carved stoneware piece with dyed reeds is 7"x2.5"x2.5"

Images of family and friends are carved in many of her pieces, as a tribute to their love and kindness. The group of pieces, she calls “Circle of friends” captures their individuality, their gestures, and is a celebration of all people who touch each of us in our lives.  Susan, a ceramic artist, begins with a ball of clay on a potter’s wheel. She loves the physicality of working in clay, as well as the yoga-like tranquility. With great attention to detail, most of the work is hand carved. Each piece, created from the finest porcelain or stoneware, is airbrushed with many different glazes and stains and twice fired in her kilns. Thereafter, she dyes the reeds with natural stains, and sculpts her own handmade paper, from cotton and linen beaten pulp, to embellishing many of the pieces.

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