Liz Denys

Red rocks V60-style coffee cone, 2023

November 1, 2023

Silver bushes on the red rocks in the Mojave desert / western bluebirds / Brooklyn brownstones
Red stoneware clay with grog, slab-built, denim satin glaze

A handled V60-style coffee cone has a medium denim blue satin glaze atop a rich red claybody with some light speckled grog. The denim glaze is applied in a tape-resist irregular grid pattern where the mainlines follow the contour of the cone.

The pattern wraps around the entire V60-style cone. Some sections are wider than others.

The irregular grid design tape-resist work continues on the handle of the V60-style cone as well.

The inside of the V60-style coffee cone is glazed entirely in the satin denim glaze and carved to ensure water flows properly through the coffee grinds while in use.

The grid pattern bends over the section where the cone connects to its base.

The base that rests atop a coffee cup or pitcher has a 5-petaled daisy shape. The irregular grid glaze design continues on the bottom of the base.

Coffee flows out a gear-shaped hole at the bottom that is connected to the carving inside that ensures water flows properly through the coffee grinds while in use. The signature and year marking are stamped and have denim glaze inset in them.