{"product_id":"a-sand-dollar-sgraffito-bud-vase","title":"Chartreuse Sand Dollar Sgraffito Bud Vase","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDennis's Wheel-thrown Chartreuse Colored Porcelain Bud Vase with Sgraffito Sand Dollars \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeasures:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e2\" wide x 3-5\/8“ high.\u003cbr\u003eThe hole for the flowers is 1-1\/4\" wide\u003cbr\u003eHolds approximately 2.66 ounces of liquid, or 1\/3 cup.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis little bud vase was created by Dennis on the potter's wheel.\u003cbr\u003eUtilizing the sgraffito technique, he incorporated five sand dollars around the circumference of the vase.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Please see \u003cstrong\u003e\"How It's Made\" \u003c\/strong\u003esection for sgraffito technique description.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOUTSIDE\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eRich chartreuse porcelain, we color ourselves.\u003cbr\u003eA band of white underglaze was applied to the bottom portion of the vase, and five sand dollars etched into the underglaze.\u003cbr\u003eDark Purple, Smokey Merlot and a flux layered to create a drippy effect of blue, frosty white and some tiny red specks on and just below the rim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINSIDE\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eGlossy, mostly white with light blue and purple flecks dripping down to the inside center.\u003cbr\u003eSwirl on bottom inside is subtly visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRIM\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eDark, glossy purple Smokey Merlot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStandard 365 Porcelain\u003cbr\u003eFood Safe, lead free glazes.\u003cbr\u003eClean by hand or dishwasher.\u003cbr\u003eFired to cone 6 \u003cem\u003e(2232 degrees Fahrenheit).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDennis's initials and happy face engraved on bottom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow It’s Made\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bowl was created on the potter's wheel using colored porcelain clay, and a carving technique called \u003cstrong\u003esgraffito\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSgraffito \u003c\/strong\u003eis an Italian word meaning - \"\u003cem\u003eto scratch\"\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003eA layer of slip \u003cem\u003e(wet clay)\u003c\/em\u003e is applied to the surface of the pottery, while the vessel is leather hard. \u003cem\u003e(not wet and not yet bone dry).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eA design is carved into the wet slip using a metal ball tool. This etching reveals the colored porcelain clay underneath the colored slip, that the pottery is wheel-thrown or hand built with. \u003cbr\u003eWhen creating a sgraffito piece of pottery, the design is not flush to the surface. \u003cbr\u003eThe colored slip is slightly raised, and the etched design does not get filled in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll of our pottery is wheel-thrown and\/or handbuilt in our North Carolina home studio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tromppottery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43616998162468,"sku":"DTSgraffitoVase001","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4481\/7188\/files\/ChartreuseVase.png?v=1772212597","url":"https:\/\/tromppottery.com\/products\/a-sand-dollar-sgraffito-bud-vase","provider":"Tromppottery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}