Large Bowl with Handles

Size
16.25" diameter
5.75" deep

Technique
This bowl was made on a pottery wheel and shaped with a large curved tool called a rib.  Texture was added to the exterior of the bowl with a metal chattering tool.  The recessed areas were cut and handles added after the clay was firm.  A hand-carved, wooden stamp was used to attach the handles to the bowl and thus the texture of the stamp remained in the clay.  A combination of glazes were used to create the stream of colors on the interior of the bowl.  The term of art, for the result of combining glazes, is called breaks.  For example, one might say, "Notice how the glaze breaks."  Break is an unusual term since break is not a term we like to hear around ceramics.
Clay: White Stoneware
Glaze: Root Beer and Mars Red
Fired: Electric kiln, cone 6
This bowl is food, microwave, dishwasher, freezer, and oven safe.

Studio/Business
SPARC