Etsy - LeftFieldCeramicsUK Sandwich Plate, Sea Salt Glaze Medium Cake Wheel Thrown Handmade Small Ceramic Plate

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Description

A very varied selection of side plates, sold individually, & fired in my glaze called sea salt . Thrown in a buff mixed stoneware clay. Beautiful to handle Although each one was fired in my sea salt glaze but in different parts of the kiln, there are wild variations in the resulting plates. Very rustic feel & look. Some have an element of crazing in the glaze These were made Influenced by my appreciation of Scandinavian pottery Dishwasher & microwave safe 170 mm diameter x 10 mm height Pottery is my passion - I would spend all day sitting at my wheel, if I could! I am largely self-taught, & have pickup up plenty of hints from my many mistakes over the years, developing my skills, & turning what began as a hobby into my full-time occupation. The majority of my work is for restaurants, hotels & other commercial enterprises, but after a health scare in the last couple of years, I realised that on the one hand I needed to dial back on the long hours, & on the other, needed to express my own creativity, & 'play' again. Hence I have created these one-off, individual pieces that I am now selling on Etsy. These are fun, unique pieces, which I am making simply for the joy of it. I hope you take as much pleasure from them as I do! All my work is thrown, glazed & fired by me, with no assistant, or apprentice. I use New Zealand-built wheels, & have four, for different coloured clays (buff, white, terracotta & black/chocolate, if you were curious). I use a pugmill to make the clay soft, & have three electric kilns. My dream is to be able to use my wood-fired kiln more, when I have time to manage it properly. I use a wheel to make all my work, with a very few exceptions, which are always clearly marked. Glazes are sometimes my own creations, or created from others' recipes, & are sometimes bought-in mixtures, depending on what a client asks for, or how I feel. Thank you for showing an interest in my work. Sandwich Plate, Sea Salt Glaze Medium Cake Wheel Thrown Handmade Small Ceramic Plate