Instructed to create a self portrait "vessel", I created this self portrait ceramic vase. The outside of the vase, pretty and detailed, represents how I feel people might perceive me. The window on the front of the vase invites the viewer to take a closer look to see inside where a demon head is gazing back through the window representing inner struggles that others may not see. An inscription lines the inner lip of the vase, half of a quote by Friedrich Nietzsche that holds great importance to me. "And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you." As the viewer reads the inscription, they are gazing into the vessel once more. This vessel might not hold much water, but it certainly could hold light. Made with the Coil building method.