Bottiglia - La mappa degli eventi
Wood-fired - Cone 10 - Reduction
The iron takes on red tones where the enamel is thinner and does not cover the underlying engobe.. Where the ash settles it forms yellow spots and a shinier greenish patch where it thickens The glaze has a composition derived from J. Jelfs' Dry Yellow Ochre in which all calcium carbonate is replaced by washed wood ash. The ash gives more impurities in addition to its different composition than calcium carbonate. the engobe is composed of a mixture of kaolin and ball clay with 8% iron oxide The application of the glaze - in its very liquid state - was by pouring, resulting in an uneven thickness, ranging from thin to very thin. The shape, in addition to determining the pouring of the glaze, defines the areas on which ash can be deposited during firing. The yellow patches on the top of the shoulders, the most exposed part, denounce this mode. The material of the body is a medium-grained stoneware, the character of which, given the very thin thickness of the glaze, is shown by touch and sight. |