Named after the Voodoo god of creation, Damballah, these candle holders are the reason I began making pottery; my creation story. Wandering the cobblestone streets of a beautiful colonial town in Brazil I happened to see into a window. Through a lacy curtain and a tangle of bougainvillea I saw a dining room table with a set of large shapely candle holders. Exactly how they looked and what they were I will never know, but the overall impression stuck with me. For years I held that image in my mind; I knew from the moment I saw them that I wanted to make something tall, shapely, each unique but all working together. Each year I try to make a set of them and each year they have a different style and look.

This set is wheel thrown and hand built in a buff colored clay and finished with a white gloss glaze. The bases are carved with dots and the tops flow with abstract additions and handles.

This listing is for one Damballah with two ribbons and four birds. About 19” high