This conical cylinder vase was cast with Parian porcelain slip, it's Italian name "Tutte le strade portano a Roma" translates as All the streets lead to Rome. The slip had been previously injected into the mould with red stained clay in various decreasing tonalities, and eventually hand decorated with underglaze pens. It has had two firings.
Born and raised in Italy, Eugenio Michelini came in contact with clay at a very early age when playing in his parents’ vegetable garden. “Clay – or ra ...