AUGUSTA FLOWER BRICK SQUARE TOP
This individually hand-crafted porcelain vase was directly inspired and modeled from the heavy, sturdy, strong bricks that still pave more than 30 southeastern cities. These bricks are molded and cast from original Georgia Vitrified Brick and Clay Company bricks.
In 1902, Dock F. Jack and Frank R. Clark used local shale and clay deposits to make a vitrified brick suitable to withstand the new demands of “modern” road travel. These bricks were used to pave streets and sidewalks across the US South. From 1905 to the 1940s over 40 million Augusta Block bricks were produced. You can still see Augusta bricks and block pavers lining the streets of Southern Cities such as Augusta, Savannah, Charleston, Tampa, and St. Petersburg.
This porcelain vessel was lovingly handmade in downtown Augusta by the artist Johanna Keefe, with assistance from Sydney Ledden, in the Tire City Potters Studio run by Shishir Chokshi. These molds were designed, handmade, and cast by Johanna Keefe.
Each vessel is one of a kind expression of the artists’ hands and their love and respect for the history of clay and contemporary design. As time passes, more and more of these brick streets are covered over in asphalt including our own Broad Street here in Augusta, Georgia. These vessels honor and illuminate the hidden histories under our feet.
This individually hand-crafted porcelain vase was directly inspired and modeled from the heavy, sturdy, strong bricks that still pave more than 30 southeastern cities. These bricks are molded and cast from original Georgia Vitrified Brick and Clay Company bricks.
In 1902, Dock F. Jack and Frank R. Clark used local shale and clay deposits to make a vitrified brick suitable to withstand the new demands of “modern” road travel. These bricks were used to pave streets and sidewalks across the US South. From 1905 to the 1940s over 40 million Augusta Block bricks were produced. You can still see Augusta bricks and block pavers lining the streets of Southern Cities such as Augusta, Savannah, Charleston, Tampa, and St. Petersburg.
This porcelain vessel was lovingly handmade in downtown Augusta by the artist Johanna Keefe, with assistance from Sydney Ledden, in the Tire City Potters Studio run by Shishir Chokshi. These molds were designed, handmade, and cast by Johanna Keefe.
Each vessel is one of a kind expression of the artists’ hands and their love and respect for the history of clay and contemporary design. As time passes, more and more of these brick streets are covered over in asphalt including our own Broad Street here in Augusta, Georgia. These vessels honor and illuminate the hidden histories under our feet.
This individually hand-crafted porcelain vase was directly inspired and modeled from the heavy, sturdy, strong bricks that still pave more than 30 southeastern cities. These bricks are molded and cast from original Georgia Vitrified Brick and Clay Company bricks.
In 1902, Dock F. Jack and Frank R. Clark used local shale and clay deposits to make a vitrified brick suitable to withstand the new demands of “modern” road travel. These bricks were used to pave streets and sidewalks across the US South. From 1905 to the 1940s over 40 million Augusta Block bricks were produced. You can still see Augusta bricks and block pavers lining the streets of Southern Cities such as Augusta, Savannah, Charleston, Tampa, and St. Petersburg.
This porcelain vessel was lovingly handmade in downtown Augusta by the artist Johanna Keefe, with assistance from Sydney Ledden, in the Tire City Potters Studio run by Shishir Chokshi. These molds were designed, handmade, and cast by Johanna Keefe.
Each vessel is one of a kind expression of the artists’ hands and their love and respect for the history of clay and contemporary design. As time passes, more and more of these brick streets are covered over in asphalt including our own Broad Street here in Augusta, Georgia. These vessels honor and illuminate the hidden histories under our feet.