This Bowl is hand thrown and turned on wheel. When the clay is leather hard the bowl is colored and decorated with slip* in many layers. This technique is very old and called slip trailing.

*Slip is clay mixed with water and some kind of colour. I often use oxides mixed with stains as colour. Temperature of the firing will also effect how the colour develops.

The bowl is slowly dried and then bisque fired (low temperature firing).

Finally the bowl is fired with a thin layer of transparent glossy glaze.

Each pattern is hand decorated and unique.

Slipware / earthenware is fired at a much lower temperature than stoneware and porcelain and much more “soft”. Therefore it should be handled more carefully.

It is still dishwasher- and food safe and good for every day use.

Small crazing can occur over time as on all earthenware.

Each piece is signed and numbered.

Measurements: H: 8 cm / Ø: 20 cm