This Piece is handmade by Karis Barry.

When making her pottery her goals are to make something useful and to give visual pleasure. Her work has been influenced by living and traveling in Southeast Asia and Europe. But it is also influenced by her Norwegian ancestry which gives her an affinity for the clean Scandinavian sense of design in regard to form, as well as the Norwegian love of nature.

The images on her work are created by using engobes and sgraffito. An engobe is a layer of liquid clay applied to the surface to the pot. Colored by various oxides, the engobes used on these works are applied when the porcelain is still damp. After the piece dries, a design is chosen and sketched onto the engobe then sgraffitoed (from the italian word "to scratch") to expose the porcelain body underneath. This creates a slightly raised surface where the engobe has been left on to create the image.

All items are dishwasher and microwave safe. Casseroles are oven proof, however they shouldn't be taken from a cold refrigerator and put directly into a pre-heated oven.

An additional shipping and handling fee will be charged to the winner to receive the item outside of the Harrisonburg area. You can make your pick up or shipping arrangement by email: [email protected].