I held my breath as I opened the kiln half-expecting to see a pile of ceramics sticks on each kiln shelf, but amazingly, each one of these three pieces has survived.
The most delicate was the small random piece, one 'tentacle' broke off immediately on my picking it up out of the kiln - this is probably because none of the tentacles are connected and each one individually is very fragile. This was confirmed by checking the broken piece to find out that the inside of the tentacle was actually hollow - so the slip hadn't really permeated into the string when it was cast.
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| Coral-inspired tentacle piece - bisque fired |
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| Coral-inspired tentacle piece - bisque fired |
The shallow bowl also survives and felt pretty sturdy (but light) when lifted so there's probably an element of hollowness to it as well.
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| Coral-inspired flat dish bisque-fired |
And the large bowl also came out in one piece. Result!
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| Coral-inspired medium bowl bisque-fired |
Next step is to glaze them gently for the final firing. Here's a closer view of the texture on the outside of the pieces.
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| Coral-inspired medium bowl bisque-fired (side view) |
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