Scarlet Lake Teapot 1

Porcelain, hand-thrown, miniature teapot with a red and blue/silver crystalline glaze. This jar has been "etched" in sodium bisulfate to bring out the silver in the crystals.

Every piece is thrown and trimmed on the wheel using Coleman porcelain.  This teapot was fired in an oxidation atmosphere in an electric kiln.  Crystal glazes are fired to cone 10 (2350° F) until they turn molten and begin to run down the surface of the pot.  The temperature is then cooled, stopping the glaze from running, and causing crystals to grow.