Decorated vases
Here are some examples of vases with sgraffito, smoked and flamed finishes.
Skittle Vases
Coiled using red earthenware clay. Glazed inside.
Textured Vase
Red earthenware clay. Coiled and textured using a grooved wooden tool. Glazed inside. 14" tall.
Coiled Vases
Clay: equal parts white earthenware and grogged stoneware. Glazed inside. Smoked in a sawdust kiln.
Sgraffito Mackerel Vase
Vase, stylised with mackerel.
Sgraffito Beach Scene Vase
Vase with beach and trawler scene.
Coiled Vase
Red earthenware clay. Glazed inside. 14" high.
Burnished Textured Vase
White earthenware clay vase, textured using a woodcarving gouge. Burnished for a high shine after firing and waxing. Glazed inside. Bronze lustre. 14" high.
Waisted Vase
White earthenware with pink stain. Coil built and glazed inside. Carbonised using a flame from a candle.
Three Textured Vases
Coil built in red or white earthenware. Necks textured using a woodcarving gouge. Glazed inside and smoked in sawdust. Fired to 1000°C.
Bulbous Vase
Red earthenware clay bulbous vase, glazed inside. 14" high.
Terracotta Vase
Made from West Sussex clay. Burnished, fired to 1000°C and glazed inside with a lead glaze then smoked and waxed. Iron present in the clay makes it fire a lovely terracotta colour.
Textured Vase
Coil built using red earthenware, glazed inside. Texture achieved by using a grooved wooden tool and a stiff brush. Fired to 1000°C and again in sawdust kiln.
Sgraffito Poem Vase
Vase – depicting a woman looking out to sea for someone, with stanzas from the poem My Grief on the Sea by Douglas Hyde.