This lidded vessel explores the contrast between glowing Utah alabaster and dark ebony wood. Its broad, rounded body gives the warm orange stone a generous surface, while the fitted ebony lid and pointed finial draw attention toward the centre.
I kept the silhouette restrained so that light could reveal the material’s character. Passing through the thin walls, illumination brings out shifting depths of colour and the natural markings within the alabaster. The dark lid provides a still, sharply defined counterpoint to that changing glow.
Hollowing such a wide form requires patience and an awareness of how vibration travels through the remaining stone. The aim was to preserve the fullness of the vessel while carving it delicately enough for light to become part of its expression.