Boxes with Driftwood Handles

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Recently I made a trio of small boxes with driftwood handles attached via wire wrapping.  The perfect size for wish boxes or jewel boxes. The dimensions are in the range of 2-1/2” more or less. The pieces were extruded from mid-fire porcelain.

 

 

 

 

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At the bisqueware stage, underglazes were applied, plus a coat of clear glossy glaze.  After the pottery was glaze fired, one coat or multiple coats of lusters were brushed on. Lusters contain metallic elements, to give an iridescent effect.

 

 

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The mottled halo effects that appear in the top picture were made by touching and re-touching the surface with a dispersing agent using a brush point.  The pieces were then refired at cone 020 (1180 F).