ceramics
vintage jar series
when i’m cruising around a thrift store — never looking for anything in particular– and i see something great, i always have this feeling that it’s found me, not the other way around… i first came across some vintage canning jars in the summer of 2008 and made my first molds. when i took the resulting pieces to ontario with me to see what friends and family thought, all these other great jars started finding me everywhere i went! my collection has just kept growing — and i’m not anywhere near being bored of making these great objects. in fact, when my nanna recently gave me her one and only beaver jar, i couldn’t wait to get it back to my studio in vancouver to see what those details looked like in porcelain… i got my answer just the other day! here it is:
‘large beaver’ jar, $85 each; available in stores and online here
more jars in the mix:
‘nursette’ jars (above) , $18 each; only available online here
(above) ’small canadian jewel’ jar; only available online here
(above) ’small imperial crown’ jar, $42 each; only available online here
(above) ‘large crown’ jars, $85 each; available in stores as well as online here
(above) ‘large gem’ jar, $58 each; available in stores as well as online here
technical details and care instructions:
these porcelain jars have been slipcast with molds made from the original vintage glass canning jars; all moldmaking is done in-studio by heyday design. all jars have been glazed on the inside as well as the outer lip with a clear glaze that is foodsafe and watertight: you can safely use your jar to as a cup to drink from or as a vase for flowers. the outside of each piece has been left unglazed to best show off the shadowed nuances of the text/graphics. the porcelain is vitrified, or non-porous; if the unglazed surface gets scuffed, simply clean it with water, baking soda and a toothbrush. as with all your favourite ceramic and glass objects, handwashing is recommended.
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