Salt Glazed Pottery for Sale

Sake Cup Natural Clay Body Salted 2.5" D x 3.2" H Item: OLS-SG-379 $ 36 Shipping Code A
	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 fuses 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 the 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. In addition to preventing pots from fusing to shelves, wadding acts as a color resist and leaves flame flashing patterns.

01/13/13

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