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BRAND NEW CLAY WORK FROM ME! December 2011, hot from my kiln!

OK I let it cool off! This piece was made from hand-colored porcelain clay. To create this piece, I made up a "batch" of each color by hand mixing the colored stains into a pound of clay, then making layers of the colors into a "loaf".I sliced the clay and laid it out in a plaster plate mold to stiffen. When it was dry, I sanded the clay gently with a steel wool to clean off up the throwing slip and expose the crisp delineation of the colors. .

The piece was then bisque fired to make the first transition from clay to ceramic. Next I put a clear glaze on the piece to provide a non-porous surface for food usage. Then I fired the piece to maturity at cone 6. Absolutely One Of A Kind!

THIS PIECE IS A SECOND AND IS PRICED ACCORDINGLY. There is a crack, where the clay layers have delaminated, shown in the pictures. This is a common problem with colored clay :( . It does not affect the use of this item.

It is suspended from jewelry wire and finished with a copper clasp. You can either hang it from a hook ( not included) or simply wrap the wire around a branch or other object and clip the copper clasp around the wires as shown. About 6 3/4" in diameter.

Fill with treats for your feathered neighbors. Wash with soap now and then to keep it clean.

My bluebird family loves these! I hang one next to their nest box, and I put out a tablespoon or so of dried meal worms every day.

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porcelain clay, mason stains, clear glaze, jewelry wire & beads