Majolica hand painted pottery - pedestal bowl - center piece - decorative and functional ceramic for just $200.00 Beautiful majolica, hand painted bowl with leaves, vines and berries. The pedestal bowl makes an excellent center piece on your dining table. Inspired by the color of leaves. Soft colors for a feminine touch in your decor. Lovely gift for any time of the year. This pedestal bowl was made with slabs of clay, hand formed to the shape with a mold only for the bottom bowl structure. The walls and pedestal were all attached once the bottom form was made. Size 11.5" from end to end and 7" wide the height is 3" It is a majolica surface technique meaning "white tin glaze over red earthen ware". Each piece of pottery is made in my front porch studio. Though small I make it work, but I make in stages. I fill a bisque kiln with green ware, raw dried clay. Once the greenware has gone through a bisque fire and removed from kiln the studio is cleaned up as I prepare to hand dip each piece. I can only dip as many as I have room for, so I may dip a part of the bisque ware at the time and as pieces are finished with painting and put in kiln in wait for the glaze fire, I will then glaze more. When the kiln is full I glaze fire this takes approximately 10 hours plus time to cool, because I like to warm up everything for about 6 hours before raising the temps. I use materials that are food safe, you may want to hand wash as I cannot guarantee their outcome in a dish washer. You can visit my Facebook page to see my work in progress and more info about me, Karen Bakers' Front Porch Studio. Have a look at other items in my shop... https://www.etsy.com/shop/Majoleeka *Every thing I make is one of a kind. *Food Safe *Not recommended for stove or microwave, please hand wash.
