Ceramics
by Frances Smith Ceramics · Kiama, NSW
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"Tall Gum Leaves Bottle": A hand-crafted ceramic bottle featuring blue gum leaf designs, created using ancient majolica technique and enhanced with gold lustre, blending artistry and functionality for modern home decor.
Tall Gum Leaves Bottle; a handcrafted ceramic piece that combines form and function. Featuring hand-painted blue gum leaves using the traditional majolica technique, it's finished with fine gold lustre details over a white tin glaze. Tall and refined, it brings a subtle, nature-inspired elegance to any space. Each piece is individually made, offering a unique blend of artistry and everyday utility.
From Kiama, NSW. Delivery or pick-up is agreed with Frances Smith Ceramics.
Mid Fire Clays are a type of pottery clay that are fired to a temperature range of 1180-1240°C. They are gaining popularity among potters because they achieve the sought after qualities in stoneware of strength, durability and finish when fired to the lower temperatures of Mid Fire.
Artistic objects made from clay and fired to create pottery, vases, or decorative objects.
Vessels lavishly illustrated with Australian flora with a stunning golden lustre background
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A metallic glaze that gives ceramics a shiny, reflective surface, applied over a fired glaze and then fired again at a lower temperature to fuse the lustre to the surface.
Majolica style ceramics feature a vibrant glaze and intricate, hand-painted designs that bring an artistic flair to any piece. This traditional Italian technique combines rich colours and detailed patterns, making each creation a unique work of art.
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.
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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Tall Gum Leaves Bottle
Price on enquiry
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.
Features luxurious gold lustre applied over underglaze for an opulent finish. It uses real gold applied as a complex liquid salt, that is painted on and fixed in a third firing.
This vessel has been glazed and fired to allow it to be used in domestic and commercial settings. It's waterproof and dishwasher safe.
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