Handmade Colored Porcelain Seashell Bud Vase. Ceramic Pottery.

Dennis's Handmade, Wheel-thrown Pale Teal, Small Flower Vase Adorned with Agateware Sea Shells Measures:

4" wide x 3-3/4" high. (10.16cm x 9.52cm)

Hand colored porcelain agateware sea shells adorn the outside circumference of this small bouquet vase.
The vase itself was wheel-thrown by Dennis on the potter's wheel, and trimmed to form a footring on the bottom.
Swirl is very subtly visible on the inside bottom.
The bowl is a very pale teal colored porcelain, with colorful sea shells attached to the outside circumference, under the flared rim.

The sea shells are attached to the vase using slip (wet porcelain clay), and are fired with the vase in the kiln.
These sea shells are NOT hot glued on; they are actually attached to the bowl while it is still in its raw state (greenware).

OUTSIDE: 
Glazed with a dinnerware safe, lead free glossy clear.

INSIDE and RIM:
Glazed with a light blue transparent celadon glaze; slightly darker than the pale blue porcelain clay.
A light blue glaze was then applied on top of the celadon INSIDE only, creating tiny flecks and speckles on the inside curved circumference.

Wheel thrown and hand glazed by Dennis.
Colored Standard 365 Porcelain Clay.
Glazed with dinnerware safe, lead free glazes.
Dishwasher, microwave and oven safe.
Kiln fired to cone 6 (2232 degrees Fahrenheit)
Dennis's initials with happy face carved on the bottom.

How it’s Made

Dennis's Handmade Small Flower Vase was wheel-thrown on the potter's wheel.

Each sea shell was made by twisting two separate colored porcelain clay coils.This process creates a marbled effect, called agateware, which mimics agate stone.
Dennis pressed the clay into a resin sea shell mold to form each shell.

The colorful sea shells were then placed on the outside circumference using porcelain slip (wet clay) and pressing the shells to set firmly. 

After the initial bisque fire (1945ºF), the bowl is glazed with a dinnerware safe, lead free glaze(s), and re-fired to Cone 6 (2232ºF).