The Dancer Vase

A handbuilt ceramic vase in sand and white with a ridged surface and cobalt blue running through it like veins — three stacked forms rising from a flared base that spreads outward like a train. At 14.5 inches tall, the Vase with a Train is Mariette Groen's most architectural piece: vertical, deliberate, and impossible to ignore from across the room. The entire surface is scored by hand — tight vertical marks that catch the glaze differently at every angle, turning sand to gold to shadow depending on the light. A single streak of cobalt blue runs down the length of the piece, unhurried, going where it wanted to go. The narrow 2.5 inch opening is made for tall single stems, a few branches, or dried flowers that need a little ceremony. The flared base is the whole story. It gives the piece its name and its movement — something between a column and a figure, caught mid-stride. WHY IT'S SPECIAL Hand-scored surface: tight vertical marks cover every inch of the form, hand-applied and unrepea