Melina Xenaki Violet amphora©John Platanou

Violet amphora

This is a hand-built amphora with a long thin body and playful handles on each side. Two glazes were applied to its surface and fired to 1280°C. Where the white lava meets the violet matte glaze it turns blue due to the violet’s cobalt addition.

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Melina Xenaki

Melina loves coiling, slab-building and carving to produce her clay vessels