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by Frances Smith Ceramics · Kiama, NSW
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Cool ice porcelain jug featuring Australian mountain pepper illustration. Wheel-thrown, altered vessel with dipped glaze and underglaze. Combines functionality and artistry for modern home decor.
Introducing the "Australian Bush Tucker - Mountain Pepper Jug" from our exquisite "Bush Tucker Vessels" series. This remarkable piece is crafted from cool ice porcelain, showcasing the perfect blend of functionality and artistic elegance. The jug features a meticulously illustrated native flora design, highlighting the beauty of Australian mountain pepper. Our skilled artisans have employed various techniques to create this unique vessel, including wheel throwing, altering, dipped glazing, and underglaze application. The result is a stunning piece that serves both as a practical jug and a captivating work of art. The delicate line work and vibrant colors bring the Australian bush to life, making it an ideal addition to any modern home decor. Each jug is individually crafted, ensuring that your piece is truly one-of-a-kind. Elevate your living space with this functional art piece that celebrates the rich biodiversity of Australia's native plants.
Cool Ice Porcelain is a premium ceramic clay known for its silky smooth texture and brilliant white finish, ideal for creating intricate and delicate works of art. This versatile clay offers exceptional workability and strength, making it perfect for both wheel-throwing and hand-building techniques.
Artistic objects made from clay and fired to create pottery, vases, or decorative objects.
Ceramic Vessels decorated with an Australian bush-tucker theme
A collection where the artist personally selects and holds their favorite creations, showcasing a deeply personal reflection of their journey, evolution, and the themes that resonate most with them.
These functional glazes provide smooth, even coatings, providing a consistent and professional finish. This technique ensures a flawless, glossy surface that enhances the beauty of the ceramics and can make the piece fully functional.
The application of colored decoration to the surface of a piece before it is glazed, allowing for detailed and intricate designs that are sealed and protected by a clear or translucent glaze.
A pottery technique where clay is shaped into forms on a rotating potter's wheel, allowing for symmetrical and rounded shapes, often used for creating bowls, vases, and other vessels.
About the artist
Frances Smith CeramicsCreating Elegance in Clay. Discover hand-crafted, functional vessels blending artistry and utility to enhance modern home decor with unique, thoughtful designs. Each piece, a testament to the beauty of functional art, infuses daily life with beauty and elegance.
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A ceramic art technique that uses the clay surface as canvas to be illustrated with line and colour techniques. These methods allow for detailed, vibrant designs that make each piece a true work of art.
This unique ceramic piece features a thrown vessel that has been intentionally altered, creating an intriguing interplay between form and function. The artist's skillful manipulation of the clay while on the wheel, followed by deliberate modifications, results in a striking and unconventional work that challenges traditional notions of ceramic vessels.
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