"Endangered Series - Phillip Is Hibiscus Vessel" features a wheel-thrown, mid-fired clay vessel with underglaze illustrations, dipped glaze, and golden lustre, showcasing the endangered Phillip Is Hibiscus.
Introducing the "Endangered Series – Phillip Is Hibiscus Vessel" from the Golden Lustre collection. Crafted from mid-fired clay, this wheel-thrown vessel features detailed underglaze illustrations of the endangered Phillip Island Hibiscus, brought to life with vibrant colors and fine line work.
A clear glaze and gold lustre finish add elegance and depth. Both functional and decorative, this one-of-a-kind piece highlights the beauty of nature while raising awareness of its fragility.
- Type
- Ceramics
- Artistic objects made from clay and fired to create pottery, vases, or decorative objects.
- Category
- Artists own collection
- 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.
- Series
- Golden Lustre
- Vessels lavishly illustrated with Australian flora with a stunning golden lustre background
- Material
- Mid-fired Clay
- 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.
- Size
- 35 × 12 × 12 cm
- Weight
- 1.2 kg
- Serial
- FS001-00129
Features
- Underglaze
- 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.
- Illustrated line & colour
- 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.
- Wheel Thrown
- 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.
- Dipped glaze
- 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.
- Lustre
- 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.