Porcelain
Porcelain is produced from the finest white clays. The composition of the body is such that when it is fired (to approximately 1300 C ) it enters a complete melt; that is, the body becomes a glass. The magic of porcelain is that under these conditions it still retains its shape, though of course, if fired too high, it can easily warp and eventually slump!
The consequence of this transformation is that when cooled, good porcelain is translucent. The 'Southern Ice' porcelain body I use is indeed translucent; this can be seen quite clearly in the small bowls I make as 'tea-lights', which have a beautiful glow when a candle is lit inside them.
little blue bottle
small porcelain bottle in blue celadon, with paddled sides
Completed: 2005 March
Dimensions: 10 cm ht
Media: porcelain
Respond | In: Celadon Porcelain
half red beaker
porcelain beaker from a hot spot - half the red taken by the kiln!
Completed: 2005 March
Dimensions: 10 cm ht
Media: porcelain
Respond | In: Porcelain Copper Red
small paddled red bottle
small paddled bottle with 'ear' lugs
Completed: 2005 March
Dimensions: 10cm ht
Media: porcelain
Respond | In: Porcelain Copper Red
two colour bowl
medium size open bowl, with blue celadon inside and copper red outside
Completed: 2005 March
Dimensions: 15cm x 10cm
Media: porcelain
Respond | In: Porcelain Copper Red
small red bowl
small everted rice bowl dressed in red
Completed: 2005 March
Dimensions: 12.5cm x 7.5cm
Media: porcelain
Respond | In: Porcelain Copper Red
latest copper red vase - 'sacrificial red'
Dimensions: 12cm x 6cm
Media: porcelain
Respond | In: Porcelain Copper Red
porcelain bowl
serving bowl with everted rim, carved pattern on the outside. glazed in blue cel...
Completed: 2004
Media: porcelain
1 response | In: Celadon Porcelain
3 beakers
translucent porcelain drinking beakers, ideal for green tea or latte.
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Completed: 2004
Dimensions: 10 cm high
Media: porcelain
Respond | In: Celadon Porcelain
Copper Red vase
small vase with paddled sides, glazed in test of new copper red. This is a Qing ...
Completed: 2004 September
Dimensions: 9 cm high
Media: porcelain
1 response | In: Porcelain Copper Red
Copper Reds
small bowl with first tests of Copper Red glaze
Dimensions: 8 cm
Media: porcelain
Respond | In: Porcelain Copper Red