A Pot with a Story

[Watto]

It is nice to have a bonsai or in this case a pot that has a personal story attached to it.
Some years ago we had a mulberry tree growing in our front yard, small very dark red fruit, almost black in colour and they were delicious. That was my opinion anyway, but the boss had a differing opinion that revolved around the birds eating and depositing "black muck" all around the place and especially in relation to that type of deposit being dropped on the washing. Then when the possums found the tree, well that was the last straw.
So out came that tree, it was sawed up for use as firewood and left to dry out. In the interim period I had a chat with Pat Kennedy about glazes and the idea was born to make a mulberry ash glaze (of course with the guidance and assistance of my teacher - glaze technology is quite complex).
Move onto a particular Casuarina that I wanted to pot up and I couldn't find a pot that I thought would really suit it. Its obvious that the only thing to do is make a pot specifically for it, and of course use the mulberry ash glaze, and this is the result.
I like it and I hope others do too.
PS - my teacher called this "the turkey dish" pot but I think there was a bit of leg pulling it that statement.

[bki]

that's a very nice pot. i like the texture on the bottom of the pot, some sort of a denim like texture.

[greg27]

Really nice Watto, I like the textures in this and the glaze is lovely.

Is that a 91 on the bottom? You're churning out those pots! You'll have to start selling some one day.

[boom64]

Great work Watto ,would be proud to have it on my benches. Looking forward to seeing it with the Casuarina... Cheers John.

[Watto]

It is number 91 but not all of them have seen the light of day if you know what I mean.

[melbrackstone]

Shame to lose the mulberry tree, but this is a nice way to remember it.

[kcpoole]

Nice pot, nice story
good work watto

Ken

[Watto]

I would have kept the mulberry Mel, but I know who the boss is in this household.