Crystal Splendor Bowl

My ‘Crystal Splendor Bowl’ was wheel thrown from high-fire stoneware. The glossy finish was created by layering a number of crystalline glazes I make in the studio. There are a few minor pinholes on the outside of the bowl which have been sealed with liquid quartz. The bowl has a white liner glaze which is food safe, so it can be used as a focal point in a room or for serving food.

There are many steps to making crystalline glazed ceramics so it is incredibly time consuming, but I hope you’ll agree that the results are worth the effort! Every piece has a single-use, hand built ‘riser’ and ‘glaze catcher’ dish made to fit it perfectly for the glaze firing. This is necessary as the high gloss crystals need a glaze that flows a lot to develop, and all that flowing glaze has to go somewhere. After the glaze firing, the pieces are removed from the risers and catchers by a number of methods and then the razor edged base needs to be sanded, using 5 different grit sanders until it’s baby-bottom smooth. My crystalline pieces are glaze fired to 1300 degrees celcius over 16.5 hours. They are dishwasher safe, but I recommend to hand wash them to preserve their beauty.