A Deeper Dive into Relief Sculpture
We utilize three styles of sculptural decoration in our designs:
- Bas-relief or low relief
- High relief
- Carved relief
Bas-relief Process
In the early days at Ephraim, Kevin developed a technique for representing naturalistic leaves and flowers from a thin bead of clay. All of our Grueby-revival designs, as well as many of our bats and poppy designs, are made with this low-relief sculptural technique.
Examples of Bas-relief in our Current Collections
High Relief Process
When Laura came to Ephraim, she pioneered a high-relief sculptural style that has added to our repertoire. We use high relief sculpture to represent irises, frogs, bears, and numerous other flora and fauna.
Examples of High Relief in our Current Collections
Hop Skip and a Flutter Vase • $278 |
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Carved Relief Process
Inspired by historic Marblehead Pottery and Saturday Evening Girls Pottery, we began experimenting with carved techniques several years ago. This method of decoration has translated into popular designs in our Lyrical Line.
Examples of Carved Designs in our Current Collections
Buttercup Ballad Vase • $318 |
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