Bowl: Dappled Creature (Large)
A fun experiment from my demo-ing days. Hand built on a mold using marbled porcelain and stoneware. Feet were added, surface was carved. Impressions were painstakingly filled with copper red glaze then the rest of the surface was spray glazed and into the soda kiln it went. Overall delighted with the character and the finish.
Food safe. Feet are dainty, I recommend hand washing.
Each soda fired piece is one-of-a-kind as atmospheric firings are unpredictable and can yield stunning results. Soda firing takes an enormous amount of time, energy, labor and resources and is usually a community effort. In the soda firing process, soda ash (sodium carbonate) is added to the kiln at cone 9 (2300°) and the sodium vapor combines with silica in clay to form sodium-silicate glaze. The soda also interacts with the slips and glazes to create swirling unpredictable colors that shift and change around the piece.
A fun experiment from my demo-ing days. Hand built on a mold using marbled porcelain and stoneware. Feet were added, surface was carved. Impressions were painstakingly filled with copper red glaze then the rest of the surface was spray glazed and into the soda kiln it went. Overall delighted with the character and the finish.
Food safe. Feet are dainty, I recommend hand washing.
Each soda fired piece is one-of-a-kind as atmospheric firings are unpredictable and can yield stunning results. Soda firing takes an enormous amount of time, energy, labor and resources and is usually a community effort. In the soda firing process, soda ash (sodium carbonate) is added to the kiln at cone 9 (2300°) and the sodium vapor combines with silica in clay to form sodium-silicate glaze. The soda also interacts with the slips and glazes to create swirling unpredictable colors that shift and change around the piece.
A fun experiment from my demo-ing days. Hand built on a mold using marbled porcelain and stoneware. Feet were added, surface was carved. Impressions were painstakingly filled with copper red glaze then the rest of the surface was spray glazed and into the soda kiln it went. Overall delighted with the character and the finish.
Food safe. Feet are dainty, I recommend hand washing.
Each soda fired piece is one-of-a-kind as atmospheric firings are unpredictable and can yield stunning results. Soda firing takes an enormous amount of time, energy, labor and resources and is usually a community effort. In the soda firing process, soda ash (sodium carbonate) is added to the kiln at cone 9 (2300°) and the sodium vapor combines with silica in clay to form sodium-silicate glaze. The soda also interacts with the slips and glazes to create swirling unpredictable colors that shift and change around the piece.