This eye-catching vase makes a statement even before you add flowers. Filled with dried grasses, it would be a stunning accent piece on a mantel or table. The desert colors were not created by glaze, but by an iron solution which was sprayed onto the piece just after it was fired in a raku kiln and was still very hot. The additional decoration comes from horsetail hair, which was applied at the same time and burned onto the piece. The vase comes with a plastic frog to help hold flower stems in place.
Top Diameter: 4-1/8”
Maximum Diameter: 5”
Bottom Diameter: 3”
Height: 5-1/4”
Wild Namib Desert horses live in southwestern Africa and have adapted well to the harsh living conditions. They’re thought to have descended from German cavalry horses which escaped into the desert during World War I. Because they’re an invasive species to Africa, more than 1/3 of the population was sold in 1992 to protect native herbivore habitats. A few herds were allowed to remain and 100-200 horses now roam the desert. Scientists are studying their effect on the local ecosystem.
This eye-catching vase makes a statement even before you add flowers. Filled with dried grasses, it would be a stunning accent piece on a mantel or table. The desert colors were not created by glaze, but by an iron solution which was sprayed onto the piece just after it was fired in a raku kiln and was still very hot. The additional decoration comes from horsetail hair, which was applied at the same time and burned onto the piece. The vase comes with a plastic frog to help hold flower stems in place.
Top Diameter: 4-1/8”
Maximum Diameter: 5”
Bottom Diameter: 3”
Height: 5-1/4”
Wild Namib Desert horses live in southwestern Africa and have adapted well to the harsh living conditions. They’re thought to have descended from German cavalry horses which escaped into the desert during World War I. Because they’re an invasive species to Africa, more than 1/3 of the population was sold in 1992 to protect native herbivore habitats. A few herds were allowed to remain and 100-200 horses now roam the desert. Scientists are studying their effect on the local ecosystem.
