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Rob Drexel

24 inch Lidded Pot - pitfire ceramic vessel  - Rob Drexel

Wood Top Vase - pitfire ceramic vessel  - Rob Drexel

Wood Top Vase - pitfire ceramic vessel  - Rob Drexel

Wood Top Vase - pitfire ceramic vessel  - Rob Drexel

26 inch Urn - pitfire ceramic vessel  - Rob Drexel

Wood top and Open Bowl - pitfire ceramic vessel  - Rob Drexel

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Tubac, Arizona 85646
520.398.9088
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ARTIST’S BIO

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Pit Fire Only

Wood Top Vase

Pitfire is the most ancient clay firing process known to humans - most cultures have a version of pitfire somewhere in their pottery past. Simply - it is burying the pots in or under various combustible materials (wood, branches, leaves,dry dung, whatever) and having a major BBQ (bonfire) above the pots.

Wood Top Vase - pitfire ceramic vessel  - Rob Drexel

In ancient times this made the pots hard and thus more useful. Today it is simply for aesthetics - to make them pretty! It's a rough process - tough on the clay. The finished pieces will often be chipped or cracked - but with characteristics of the fire and trauma etched into the surface (and into their souls . . . ). The end result is often ancient looking -roughly beautiful, earthy and exquisite.

Each DREXEL piece individually hand thrown. Every piece that bears my name is individually created by me and is unique unto itself.

This pitfire ceramic vessel is representative of the artist's work. It may not be currently available, so please call or email for more information.