Face Jugs Page 1
#110
Title: Gatemouth
Size: 12" tall 18" circumference
Inscriptions:
FAITH IS BELIEVING WITHOUT SEEING
FREEDOM DONE COME
Description: This piece was wood fired with a white shino glaze that produced shades of brown, green, and gray in a mottled effect. He has a thatch of curly hair and a unibrow, a moustache, beard, and scarification. But his most outstanding characteristic, of course, is his big mouth with a total of ten teeth.
Price: 700
#120
Title: Firestorm
Size: 9 3/4" tall 18" circumference
Inscriptions: FREEDOM DONE START IN MY HEART
THE OLD GUY OR OBAMA
Description: Created in 2008, this piece was wood fired and sat right in the firebox during the firing. I glazed him with ash green and yellow ochre, but he has lots and lots of ash build up from his kiln placement. This is a rustic jug with a rough texture; he has a unibrown, small eyes, and five teeth. He stuck to the kiln, so he has kiln scars on his bottom which are not noticable unless you turn him over, but he's a solid, stable pot.
Price: SOLD
#150
Title: Boss Man
Size: 10 1/4" tall 19" circumference
Inscriptions:
FREEDOM DONE COME HERE
STAY IN THE LIGHT
Description: Wood fired with an ash green glaze, this face jug has a ruff of hair and blue stained glass "tears" in his eyes and on his face. He has deep scarification, ropey lips, three china teeth, and a moustache.
Price: 600
#106
Title: Peacenik II
Size: 12 1/2" tall 19" circumference
Inscriptions: I CAN READ
STOP THE WAR NOW
Description: This wood fired piece, glazed with a red shino, turned a toasty reddish brown in the kiln, gaining green and other colors from the ash build-up. He has textured eyelids, double pierced ears, eternity spirals, and a carved design around the base.
Price: 650
#112
Title: O Freedom
Size: 6 1/2" tall 17" circumference
Inscriptions: FREE ME
PEACE LOVE FAITH
Description: A small face jug, but typical of Jim McDowell's style. This jug was fired unglazed in a gas kiln with salt. The effects of the gas and salt produced a rich caramel color with luminosity. The potter emphasized his throwing lines and gave this face wide eyes and mouth.
Price: SOLD
#108
Title: Trouble Don't Last Always
Size: 12" tall 19" circumference
Inscriptions: NAT TURNER FREEDOM FIGHTER
OCT 2, 1800 NOV 11, 1831
LIVE FREE ALWAYS
Description: A face jug made to remember Nat Turner. Wood fired with cream matte glaze, the firing produced shades of pale green, brown and gray. The jug has two horns, deep scarification, a heavy beard, a sneering mouth with three china teeth, and a cigar.
Price: SOLD
