Colin Pearson

 

Vase, c. 1970

Porcelain with celadon glaze
via the Philadelphia Museum of Art

 

 

The celdon glaze on this vase looks like mint nail polish atop the smoothest of fingernails. The cutouts, with their jagged edges, force the glaze to pool and spread thin in areas, which reminds me of glue or opaque hard candy. The vase is beautiful as it is sharp.