Wide Rim Vessel #170

Artist Mitch Iburg was recently featured in The New York Times for his “ancient-looking vessels and sculptures .. out of clay that he digs from the earth with his own hands..” Atrio has a select group of his highly sought after pieces including this majestically simple, Vessel No. 170, a wide-rimmed, high shouldered vessel, hand-built of the aforementioned wild clays, sand and minerals which together impart a distinctive granular texture. Veiled in the artist’s signature kaolin clay slip, the oxidized effect is a warm glow, akin to Greek marble.  Handmade in Minnesota The Brand Mitch Iburg’s studio practice is influenced by the earth’s geological record - specifically, as a manifestation of its ability to remember, rewrite, and inevitably forget the history through which it was formed. Translating this concept into his work by using foraged clays, stones, fossils, and glacial debris as tools for re-framing the volcanic eruptions, ancient seas, and ice sheets that have shaped the landsc