Blue Crystalline Glaze Vase by John Mankameyer

John Mankameyer, hand made and signed, glazed porcelain vase 7 1/2 inches high, 5 1/2 inches at widest point and 2 1/4 inch wide base. Mouth is 3 1/8 inches wide at edge of lip and the opening is 1 7/8 inches wide. Beautiful light blue and teal coloration with destinctive Chrystalline formations that are 1 1/2 to 1/4 inches wide. Heavy and distinctive "Manka" item.

John Mankameyer (1933-2015) was born and lived in Billings, Montana. After being involved in several businesses and making Agate jewelry, he started working with clay in 1975. For the next 40 years he threw porcelain pots using a crystalline glaze surface technique. These glazes became his passion which lead him to conduct numerous experiments resulting in hundreds of new recipes. His focused research built him a national reputation as one of the potters credited with reviving the interest in crystalline glazes. His work is found in several public collections such as Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and Oakland Museum of California.