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Item OLS-SG-365

Carved  Bowl
 Natural Clay Body Salted

8.5" D  x 5.2" H

Item: OLS-SG-365

$ 220

Shipping  Code B

Salt Glazed Texture

Salt glazing is a firing process in which pottery is engulfed in a sea of sodium vapor and fire.

Salt is introduced into the firebox of the kiln at 2000 degrees. The intense heat releases sodium from the salt, which then flues with the (clay) pottery, making a glass surface.  The entire process is referred to as "vapor glazing.

Wad Marks

The process of salt glazing, and wood firing, naturally creates glazed surfaces on pottery, but also coats the shelves where pottery is stacked in the kiln.

Wadding prevents pottery, from fusing to the kiln shelves.
 The size, shape and materials used for wadding, are important aesthetic considerations for the potter.