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Item OLS-SG-108

Jomon Dinner Plate
Korean Celadon Glaze Liner- Salted

  1" H  x  11" D

 Item: OLS-SG-108

$ 65

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Salt Vapor Glazing

Salt glazing is a process where pots are engulfed in a sea of sodium vapors and fire.  Salt is inserted into the kiln at 2000 degrees F., releasing sodium which acts as a flux on the silica in the pots.  This action creates a unique glaze.
 The entire process is called "vapor glazing”.
 

Wad Marks

Sodium (salt glazing) and fly ash (wood firing) create glaze on the pots and on kiln shelves where the pots sit.  Wadding prevents pots in Wood Firing and Salt Glazing from fusing to the kiln shelves. 
 The size, shape and materials used for wadding,
are important aesthetic considerations for the potter.  In addition to preventing pots from fusing to shelves, wadding acts as a color resist and reveals flame flashing patterns.

Jomon

Jomon refers to an ancient style of Japanese pottery
which has a basket-like textured surface.  Robert's pieces are turned on the potter’s wheel,
then, while the clay is still soft, a small rope is rolled across the pots surface to create this texture.

During the firing, glaze pools in recessed areas, and creates wonderful variations in color.

Jomon pottery combines the casualness of loosely thrown vessels and textured pots with the best qualities of wood firing.