{"product_id":"thannie-phan-darkest-night-sculptural-vessel-2026","title":"Thannie Phan — 'Darkest Night' Sculptural Vessel, 2026","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"sc-eZSpzM dTSawo\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-bAehkN eXOdeP phx-GridRow row phx-GridRow--large\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-gahYZc osAnh phx-GridCell phx-GridCell--col3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-fQLpxn eoOGDx\"\u003eThe making unfolds in small, repetitive motions. Very thin fine coils are stacked, pinched into form, shapes emerging and dissolving before settling into themselves. This rhythm of making is what gives the work its surprising lightness, separating it from the density of traditional ceramic works. The coils are grafted, rather than formed in a singular sequence. Each coil is no more than half a centimetre thick. The indentations along each coil come from my fingers, pinching, compressing and smoothing the clay, guiding form through repetition. The uneven ridges show where one coil ends and another begins.  The sharp edges mark the moment I choose to stop, an indication that the work is finished(You can actually count how many coils have made up a single vessel). I work with very thin washes of glazes as the clay body, now light and porous, accepts only so much more. Pigments are brushed on or sometimes pressed through using old newspaper. The surface then absorbs or resists, colour decides to settle or shift in between the fine lines, light gets drawn in or repelled (Paper draws out the water from the oxides, leaving behind a more concentrated colour than brushing).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-fQLpxn eoOGDx\"\u003eFor this collection, most of the works exist in pairs, in opposition to each another, or together with one another. Some pairs share the same form, but not the surface. Others share a surface, but not a form. Inspired by the poem Anecdote of the Jar by Wallace Stevens, where a jar is set down on a hill, and the entire landscape seems to reorganising itself around it, these pieces do the same for one other, re-arranging how each other is perceived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-fQLpxn eoOGDx\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThannie Phan is a Vietnamese artist potter born in Kien Giang, grew up in Sai Gon \u0026amp; Singapore, lived in Auckland, Gadigal Country (Sydney) and now based in Naarm (Melbourne, Australia). “Gốm Maker” is her ceramic practice, a physical interpretation of the stories she writes about where she is, where she was, and the people surrounding her life. The works are hand-built by pinching coils, using layers of slips, oxides, and glazed by brushing or stamping. The vessels are light, the edges are raw and the palette is restrained. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e porcelain, glazed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. 10x5x5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-eZSpzM dTSawo\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-bAehkN eXOdeP phx-GridRow row phx-GridRow--large\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sc-gahYZc osAnh phx-GridCell phx-GridCell--col1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thannie Phan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67671154819290,"sku":"C-TP010","price":200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/5002\/files\/018_Craft_Visionaries_Product_2_2026_C_Armstrong.jpg?v=1794538778","url":"https:\/\/shop.craft.org.au\/products\/thannie-phan-darkest-night-sculptural-vessel-2026","provider":"SHOP@Craft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}