Fish Dish Smoke Fired

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My ceramics are handbuilt. This fish dish is handcut from a slab of grey earthstone handbuilding material, and has an alsakan inspired design. Each piece has an individual design using texture and markings. They are then carefully shaped and hand finished. The surface has a fine slip applied and is burnished with a pebble, before firing in an electric kiln to 1000 degrees. The biscuit pots are then decorated with a basic slip, which protects the covered areas from the smoke of the next firing. This is a purely decorative firing carried out in a bonfire bin. This process is very exciting and results vary slightly from pot to pot. After cooling and scrubbing off the basic slip to expose the design, the pots are ready to dry and polish with beeswax. The burnished clay with the beeswax gives the finished pot a warm tactile surface.

After Care: Polish occasionally with furniture polish Not suitable for water