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Ice Crackle Glazed Vases

Wheel Thrown Forms

This series of ice crackle glazed vessels is wheel thrown using a dark stoneware or porcelain body. Some pieces have had a black slip applied prior to firing. When the slip is applied under the glaze it creates a blue tone in the ice crackle. The glaze has a striking three dimensional quality with what appear to be scales cascading down into the depths of this transparent glaze.

Ice Crackle Glaze

The ice crackle glaze is known by several names such as snowflake crackle and fish scale glaze, which is an indication of its broad appeal. To achieve this surface the pieces were fired to 1300°C in a reducing atmosphere in a gas kiln.The glaze is affected by the atmosphere in the kiln sometimes developing a reddish tone, which may be over the entire surface, as in Vase 2, or just appear on parts of the work as in vase 1. Vases 3 and 4 have no red tones.

See also the ice crackle glazed bowls and the ice crackle glazed lidded containers