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Item OLS-PF-033

Vase
Copper Fumed
9.7" H  x   5.5" D

 Item: OLS-PF-033

 $ 240

Shipping Code B

Pit fired Vessels are not water tight.
 Use for dry flowers only.

Generally speaking, pottery that is referred to as being pit fired, is not glazed,
and has been fired in an open bon-fire or primitive pit kiln.

When burnished pots come into direct contact with sawdust,
carbon trapping may occur, creating a deep black color.

Copper is added to the pit before stacking wood over the pots.
 As the firing progresses the copper vaporizes and flames fume the pieces
 with gaseous patterns of red, blue, green and yellow.

After firing hot wax is used to seal the surface and enhance the colors. 

Potters Chop

The symbol Robert stamps on his pots is a stylization of the water sculptures
he made in the 1970’s.  The mark a potter uses is referred to as a chop.