Rose Cabat

Rose Cabat was a studio ceramicist and she was best known for her innovative glazes on small porcelain pots called "feelies", they were often in the shape of onions or figs.  Cabat got her start in pottery when her husband brought home a piece of clay one day from his job.  Cabat first started off making different types of coil vases and later attended the Greenwich House Pottery in New York where she learned wheel throwing.  In 1957 Cabat attended a five-week glaze course where she learned modern day ceramics and this inspired her to work in porcelain.  Cabat is most famous for her "feelies", she calls them feelies because unlike most other vases they emphasize the tactile experience above all else. 

I chose this piece because I really liked the shape of the vase.  I also really liked the colors that are used in this piece.  I think that the colors blend really nicely together and it reminds me of the ocean.