Jay Jasper's Blog, page 38
January 20, 2022
🤜 Thursday Throwdown January 2022 🤛
Battle Of The Vases!
It’s vase-to-vase combat like you have never seen before!
How it works: We share two vases and YOU vote which is your favourite! The winner will then move on to the next round to face another competitor!
Last time, Iris En Ciel and Evangeline battled to the death!
Your vote has determined that
Iris En Ciel $80
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The Series so far 
Gorgeous Vases of No Contact Wrestling Vase Name
Gossip Girl
Phoenix Reborn
Pillar of Atlas
Evangeline
Ogopogo
Iris En Ciel
Original Twin
Kermit The Vase
Haring’s Dance
White Walker
Sobek’s Tears
Mount Olympus
Argus
Draupnir
Grandmother
Old Soul
Make It Work
Hope Rising In Springtime
The Eye Of Horus
The Eye of Balor
Electra
Mother of Dragons
Father of the Sea
Madame Pele’s Flow
Elysium
Flora’s Hope
Venus And Adonis
Forged Seating
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Or will it be time to RAin Bow out?
You Decide!
Evangeline$120
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Evangeline tells the tale of a great Acadian love story that is a part of the local culture here in my home of Nova Scotia.
‘Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie’ is an epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. In this poem he follows her search for long lost love Gabriel, with whom she was betrothed.
Evangeline and Gabriel were separated by ‘The Great Upheavel’, also known as the AcadianExpulsion. During this dark chapter of English – French relations in Canada, over eleven thousand Acadians were deported by the British.
Separated by the Acadian Expulsion, Evangeline and her betrothed would only be reunited in their old age when Gabriel, who was already very sick, would perish in her arms.
This work of fiction has become immortalized here in Nova Scotia, where you can follow the stunning landscape of the Evangeline Trail and explore the ancestral home of the Acadians! Nova Scotia invites you to visit and explore our vibrant culture and landscape. Maybe you will find your own ‘Gabriel’.
Perihelion$88
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Perihelion day occurs about two weeks after every December Solstice, and on this day, Earth’s center is approximately 91,402,500 miles from the sun’s centre.
Our sun appears the largest in our sky as it will be for the entire year! So to celebrate our sun, here is a bright yellow raku vase!
Who will be your victor? Be sure to get your vote by adding it in a comment BELOW! Their fate is now in your hands!We will share the winner (and update from last Time) next month
January 19, 2022
Be
but today is
Tenderness Toward Existence Day
and so we celebrate
being
in all its manifestations
Brahmanda – The Cosmic Egg$138
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May this moment offer
some respite for you in your day.
On The Wheel Wednesday
today is a brand new day
to begin a new climb.”
― Chinonye J. ChidolueWhat was something challenging that you are proud to have overcome?
January 18, 2022
A (Bovine) Sailor Moon
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‘Io‘, tells the tale of it’s namesake, a wandering cow with a secret, a man in chains, the ultimate cosmetic transformation, and an ending where the god gets the girl.
The Flies Have It!Io, a former priestess in the temple dedicated to Hera in Argos had faced unwanted attention from Zeus who was in love with her, and from Hera who punished Io for her husbands attraction by turning her into a beautiful white cow. Hades hath no fury like a goddess scorned.
Bovine Io, unfairly punished, was left to wander through deserts and the world. To make matters worse, Hera had another meltdown when her pet monster Argus was killed by Zeus. So she sent a gadfly to follow Io around and harass her in all the places her tail could not reach. I am sure she would have given anything for a can of raid. Or opposable thumbs to use it.
Prometheus BoundIo wandered and wandered, growing more and more upset and disoriented. It seems she was afflicted with the original mad cow disease. Eventually she reached the Black Sea and the what is now called the Bosporous, (ox passage) which was named in her honour.
So things were looking up and her situation was about to improve. Being named after one of the most strategic areas in the world was cowtastic.
It was on this leg of her journey that she would meet up with another victim of the gods, Prometheus.
HerA and Stones May break my Bones, But Heroes in Chains Excite Me!It was when Io was passing Mount Caucasus that hope was restored. There she ran into Prometheus, another toy of the gods, who had been chained to the mountain by none other than Zeus.
It was in this moment, that Prometheus told Io that she would eventually be restored to human form and not give up hope. She would be the ancestress of many powerful figures. Holy Cow!
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(Bovine) Sailor Moon
Io was often associated with the moon by the ancients. The self proclaimed ‘horned virgin’, made her way across the Ionian Sea to Egypt. I guess the original sailor moon may not have been a goddess, but she definitely had bovinity!
It was in Egypt that Zeus finally restored Io to her human form. Her long journey as a wandering cow had finished, but her story and those of her ancestors was just starting. It would take many generation, but one of Io’s descendants would be one of the most famous figures of the ancient world.
What do you think of our our raku vase and story?
Please let us know in the comments below.
And if you want to read more vase stories,
check out our vase gallery here, it’s full of them!
Thesaurus Day!
picked up/collected/learned from a thesaurus?Three synonyms
for the word “Yoda” in clay
Tattooine Yoda Pendant$28
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Intergalactic Yoda Pendant$28
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Chromium Yoda Pendant $28
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January 17, 2022
Tired Of Waiting For The World To Be Different? Try This
Located in a mystical valley and enclosed by the Kunlun Mountains. This place has been immortalized in writing, film, television, music and now in pottery. Maybe you have heard of it?
Jem and the holograms journeyed there, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow woke up there in ‘Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow’, resorts have been named after it, Stevie Nicks named a solo album after this place and Scooby Doo (Shaggy too) found it!
Shangri-La
Shangri-La $96
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This mythical utopia
Is considered to be an earthly paradise where the inhabitants age very slowly and are practically immortal. People here are fabled to live hundreds of years beyond an ordinary lifespan.
Shangri-la, much like the Garden of Eden is representative of a paradise hidden from today’s society. Something that many yearn for and seek, but few find.
Perhaps one day our global family can create Shangri-La on this Earth and this myth may become reality and we can all live in a utopia of our creation.
Shangri-La was also one of the pieces I included in my exhibit, ‘The Myth of Family’ at the Oxford Riverside Gallery. You can learn more about this exhibit and my process creating the art work for it here. Be sure to watch the video which includes footage of throwing on the wheel, firing, the venue and the pieces exhibited.
What do you think of this raku pottery vase ‘Shangri-La’?You can see more raku vases and read their stories here.
Do you think that such a Utopiacan exist on Earth?
Mugshot Monday
life can be a bumpy ride.
But so were those roller coasters you loved as a kid.
SavoUr the adventure.Find excitement in the uncertainty and the constant change.
Celebrate the bumps! Bumpy Mug
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Even let a touch of fear
add spice to your life –
as you did on that roller coaster.”~ Jonathan Lockwood HuieIf you are not big on roller coasters, try listening to this – Roller Coasters by Tank And The BangasThe ups and downs (and loops!) are what makes roller coasters fun.
If you don’t see one for sale in the colour you like,
please contact us and we can work with you directly
January 16, 2022
This Week At The Studio In Photos
So much more snow!Almost had to go out the window at one point!Chairman Meow getting help from his staff t0 help prepare for National Dress Up Your Pet Day!
We took a deeper look at The Red Pagoda
Snow settled on branches after another what was big storm!Make It Work dropped in from our new TikTok!$88
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That’s been the week here.
How’s your week been?
January 14, 2022
Today
sunset 4:58pm.
The days are getting longer, slowly. We are midway through a snow storm and spring seems far away, but I remind myself that every day,
the day is a little bit longer. . .. . . And there is a bit more light.This continues to be the season where I literally crave light, and for me these candles help
I feel that they are unique and stylish pieces to put in my home.
And want you to be able to bring it to your home, or to the home of someone you care about as well.
Interstellar Candle Holder$68
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These candle holders have found a place of pride in my home to help make these darker days less dark.
We have a growing selection of candleholders here and If you are looking for a particular colour, you can email us here to request it.
White Candle Holder$48
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Red Candle Holder and Vases$120
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these candleholders remind me to
let the light in.
Do you find the shorter days a challenge?
National Dress Up Your Pet Day (FUR REAL!)
So what could be better than sharing a collection of photos of
Most Honourable Chairman Meow.(he’s making us do this, but does not know how to read.)
Please enjoy
Very tough. BE careful
Nude and Presenting Gifts this past Christmas(you can read his yearly Christmas Eve Message here)
“This Studio ain’t big enough for the both of us”
The King of the Clay,Most Generous,
One True Ruler
of The Alchemist’s Studio,
Chairman Meow
(Also Naked – the Emperor Has No Clothes!)
One of Chairman’s Angels
Ready for the holidays (and this post) to be over. If you were to caption any of these photos of chairman meow, what would you have him say?
