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Item OLS-SG-169


Yunomi
 Natural Clay Body Salted
2 1/4" H  x  "2 3/4 D

Item: OLS-SG-169
$ 36

 

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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.

 

 

 

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.

 
 

 

Robert Compton Pottery
2662 North 116 Road, Bristol, Vermont 05443, U.S.A.
Phone: 802-453-3778
E-mail Robert & Christine

02/16/08

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