Totana Vase - Medium

Abigail Ahern brings a particular kind of atmospheric thinking to her objects, the sense that they belong to a room that has been lived in rather than recently staged. The Totana Vase in Medium is a compact ceramic piece, H4.72" x Dia 5.51", with a low, rounded form that sits with the settled quality of an object found on a market stall rather than bought new.
The ceramic surface has Ahern's characteristic handcrafted finish, slight irregularities in the glaze and form that make each piece subtly unique. At this scale and proportion, the Totana reads as more object than vessel: its width nearly matches its height, giving it a stocky, grounded silhouette that's particularly effective on a low surface like a coffee table or windowsill.
Grouped with taller pieces from the Ahern line, it creates the kind of staggered arrangement that looks assembled over time, a narrow Bella Vase, a medium Totana, and a small Marilla clustered on a shelf will always look more considered than the sum of their parts.
A useful piece for layering a display that already has height and needs something to ground it at the base.