Fire Vase was carved from a rare piece of Utah alabaster whose colour I have never found again. Across its warm orange body, pale veins branch and intersect, becoming especially vivid when light passes through the stone.
Here, I wanted light to do more than illuminate a polished surface. By carefully thinning the walls, I could allow it to enter the material and reveal a glow that seems to come from within. The simple, rounded form gives the colour and veining room to speak, while the dark chlorite edge defines the opening.
That luminosity came with considerable fragility. As the walls grew thinner, each further cut required greater restraint. The exceptional character of this stone makes Fire Vase a work I still regret parting with.