I used grouping to create a sense of place in the Bottlescapes project. The bottles are wheel-thrown and altered variations of the same form. Slight changes in shape and color work together to depict an abstract landscape.
On the domed forms, I etched fine lines into the surface to illustrate timelessness, like the many layers of strata within a hill. The cylindrical bottles have thicker, raised lines that look more like divided landscapes from above, such as pastures and farmlands viewed from an airplane.

Process:
Both bottle types are thrown on the potter’s wheel and the shape is altered after the clay stiffens up. I add detail etched lines and raised lines using small strips of clay or by craving with a fine pointed tool.