vessel openings, rims and quiet proportions — an original illustration — ILLUSTRATED STUDY / 10RIM & HOLLOW

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The space inside a vessel

A thoughtful collection of original notes on vessel openings, rims and quiet proportions. Begin with a small observation, then make room for a closer look.

Explore the journal FORM / EDGE / SURFACE

A note from the notebook

Start where you are.

Keep a pencil and a form notebook nearby. This collection begins with vessel openings and a simple idea: attention is something you can practice.

Find a starting point

From the journal

Small things, well noticed.

All six notes

01Observe

A hollow silhouette

Draw the empty inner space as a shape.

02Observe

A wide and narrow opening

Compare two openings on the same outer profile.

03Practice

A wall transition

Sketch the curve from base to side.

04Practice

A rim line

Study how a slight change alters the visible opening.

05Reflect

A light on the surface

Record the highlight on a dry reference piece.

06Reflect

A family of openings

Arrange three vessel sketches by opening width.