Glazing is the most miraculous (and frustrating) part of making ceramics. Glaze is basically a layer of glass that is melted onto the surface of the ceramic. It seals the ceramic, makes it more durable, and can be very decorative.
Harry developed these Fuse Vases to take advantage of the glazing process and highlight its beauty. A simple cylinder is cast and roughly cut into many rings. The focus is on the glaze, so the ceramic is left very raw, no care is taken to clean up the parts, remove parting lines. or cut regular rings. The rings are glazed, dry-stacked on each other, and fired.
As the glaze melts the rings fuse together. The process allows the designer to use many
glazes and colors on one piece, and it is very unpredictable. The rings shift, the cylinders lean, the glazes mix, run and react to each other, and it is more often than not, very beautiful.
