Handbuilt flower bowl in white stoneware clay, decorated with layered reactive glazes. Applied in various places and thicknesses to enhance movement, this created the most beautiful patterns. On opening the second kiln firing (the glaze one, where the bowl is fired up to 1220°C), those gorgeous blue hearts stole my, well, heart!
All parts of this plate is done by hand - from making the plaster flower mould that I drape the clay over, to then rolling out and cutting the clay, pressing items collected on the beach and woods into the wet, draped clay for texture underneath, and then of course the final forming, cleaning, and glazing thereof.
The "basic" steps that I take when glazing work is that I pick 3 to 4 different coloured reactive glazes which I then paint on, 3 layers of each shade in various thicknesses. After approx 9 layers in different thicknesses etc, I have a piece where the glazes reacted when firing, giving that feeling of movement, and also unique patterns when it pooled, broke over texture etc.
An iron oxide wash underneath highlights the texture and completes the piece. I hope you love it as much as I do!
Approx size*: 24 cm diameter / 7.5 cm height
Dishwasher and microwave safe
* Due to the handmade nature of all work, size can differ up to 1 cm
