"Checkpoint Urn #1" Salt-fired Urn/Jar
This one-of-a-kind large urn has underglazes and is a nod to the Sega Genesis and the game "Sonic the Hedgehog" for the knob. The clay used is a stoneware blend and this clay body also has feldspar inclusions which melt out and produce white pearls on the surface.
Dimensions: 14" H x 11" W x 6" D
Date: 2023
Medium: cone 10 Stoneware
The concept was inspired by the idea of death being just a "checkpoint" to the afterlife. The lid was designed to look like the checkpoint object in Sonic the Hedgehog and the handles/wings are molded from a Sega Genesis video game controller. With an eroded surface, this urn looks ancient and contemporary simultaneously.
Honor a loved one with putting their ashes in this urn or it can also display well on its own as a sculpture.