This Yunomi is glazed on the exterior with my Green Agate glaze, a formula made entirely from materials I produce myself: agate, wood ash, and copper carbonate. The agate and copper carbonate are sourced from my family’s land in Colorado, while the wood ash is created by burning wood and collecting the ash.
Each material is processed by hand. The agate is crushed using a jaw crusher to crush the material into small pieces and ground into a fine powder using a ball mill. The copper carbonate undergoes the same grinding process, and the wood ash is carefully sieved to remove larger particles. These refined materials are then combined to create the glaze.
The interior of the Yunomi is Glazed with a wild clay and wild iron glaze the clay is collected in Idaho and the iron in southern Utah. This clay is unique in that it can function as a natural glaze. I dry the raw clay, crush it, and process it into a coarse powder using a jaw crusher. Water is added to create a slip the wild iron is added and this point, which is then sieved and adjusted to a glaze-like consistency. This clay adheres well to bisque-fired pottery without flaking and melts fully at my firing temperatures, transforming into a smooth, natural glaze surface.
The Yunomi itself is made from a 50/50 blend of stoneware and porcelain. It was thrown on a handmade Japanese-style kick wheel that my father and I built together, then shaped and carved using wooden tools to form the foot. The piece was set aside to dry slowly for up to 15 weeks. Once fully dry, The piece was bisque fired to 1728°F, then glazed and fired again to 2232°F.
Dimensions: 3.5 inches tall, 3.25-inch rim
This Yunomi is glazed on the exterior with my Green Agate glaze, a formula made entirely from materials I produce myself: agate, wood ash, and copper carbonate. The agate and copper carbonate are sourced from my family’s land in Colorado, while the wood ash is created by burning wood and collecting the ash.
Each material is processed by hand. The agate is crushed using a jaw crusher to crush the material into small pieces and ground into a fine powder using a ball mill. The copper carbonate undergoes the same grinding process, and the wood ash is carefully sieved to remove larger particles. These refined materials are then combined to create the glaze.
The interior of the Yunomi is Glazed with a wild clay and wild iron glaze the clay is collected in Idaho and the iron in southern Utah. This clay is unique in that it can function as a natural glaze. I dry the raw clay, crush it, and process it into a coarse powder using a jaw crusher. Water is added to create a slip the wild iron is added and this point, which is then sieved and adjusted to a glaze-like consistency. This clay adheres well to bisque-fired pottery without flaking and melts fully at my firing temperatures, transforming into a smooth, natural glaze surface.
The Yunomi itself is made from a 50/50 blend of stoneware and porcelain. It was thrown on a handmade Japanese-style kick wheel that my father and I built together, then shaped and carved using wooden tools to form the foot. The piece was set aside to dry slowly for up to 15 weeks. Once fully dry, The piece was bisque fired to 1728°F, then glazed and fired again to 2232°F.
Dimensions: 3.5 inches tall, 3.25-inch rim
