This Chawan is glazed with my original golden iron glaze on the outside. The warm golden-yellow color comes from wild iron that I collect in southern Utah and process myself to use in my glaze recipes. The dark glaze is also my original formula, but inspired by traditional Japanese Tenmoku glazes.
The Chawan is made from a 50/50 blend of stoneware and porcelain. It was thrown on my Japanese kick wheel then carved on my kick wheel using wooden carving tools, set aside to dry slowly for up to ten weeks. Once dry, I applied my crackle slip and black crackle slip. As the slips dry, they shrink and create the crackled surface pattern. The piece is then bisque fired to 1728°F.
After the bisque firing, the vase is glazed and fired again to 2232°F, allowing the glazes to fully mature.
The black crackle slip is created by adding the same wild-collected iron to my base crackle slip recipe, giving it its deep, dark color.
Dimensions: 3 inches tall, 6-inch rim. (demotions are approximate)
This Chawan is glazed with my original golden iron glaze on the outside. The warm golden-yellow color comes from wild iron that I collect in southern Utah and process myself to use in my glaze recipes. The dark glaze is also my original formula, but inspired by traditional Japanese Tenmoku glazes.
The Chawan is made from a 50/50 blend of stoneware and porcelain. It was thrown on my Japanese kick wheel then carved on my kick wheel using wooden carving tools, set aside to dry slowly for up to ten weeks. Once dry, I applied my crackle slip and black crackle slip. As the slips dry, they shrink and create the crackled surface pattern. The piece is then bisque fired to 1728°F.
After the bisque firing, the vase is glazed and fired again to 2232°F, allowing the glazes to fully mature.
The black crackle slip is created by adding the same wild-collected iron to my base crackle slip recipe, giving it its deep, dark color.
Dimensions: 3 inches tall, 6-inch rim. (demotions are approximate)
