The Cove in Skopelos P05972-P00206 Ultrasuede backing

Ultrasuede backing

When the surface is finished and smoothed the piece is coated with black glaze and when dry enough to handle the decoration is applied using the ancient technique of sgrafitto which involves carving through the black glaze to reveal the white stoneware clay body

textured brass detail

and then each hole is painstakingly enlarged and smoothed when the clay is bone dry

The Cove in Skopelos P05972-P00206 Ultrasuede backing"The Cove in Skopelos" is a scene drawn from the beautiful island of Skopelos, Greece where Feldman taught an international painting workshop. It was a pure, pristine, beautiful unspoiled scene of land, mountains, and water. The colors are green, pink, blue, and beige.