Dimensions:

White feldspathic crackle glaze: 12.5 H x 5.5 W
Pale green feldspathic crackle glaze: 11.3 H x 5.1 W
Dark green feldspathic crackle glaze: 11.5 H x 5.3 W

A trio of miniature handmade bud vases of various sizes, made using a high iron stoneware clay body and coated in various feldspathic crackle glazes coloured by single percentages of red iron oxide. Reduction fired to cone ten, (1290ºC) and it’s during this process that causes the discoloured streaks these pots have as they’re placed in very specific spots inside the kiln where oxygen creeps in.

These pots are dishwasher safe and food safe, although please take care, washing by hand is the best option. All my pots are made with a high iron content clay body that is heavily reduction fired. This means that sharper edges can be susceptible to chipping if they’re bashed so please handle your pots with care. I personally always hand wash my handmade pottery and tend not to use them in microwaves. Remember, this isn’t mass produced factory ceramics, each pot is individual. Additionally, crackle glazes like this can stain naturally overtime with liquids such as tea or coffee. The pots themselves are highly vitrified and there’s nothing toxic or dangerous that can leach out from the crackle glazes. This is simply a byproduct of having such surfaces and you’ll find that crackle glazes, or crazing like this, can appear in wood fired pots, soda fired pots and salt fired wares too. For more information please get in touch.