Tenmoku Black and Brown Crock
Tenmoku Black and Brown Crock
This bold crock would look beautiful on any kitchen counter or bar. It was created to be a spoon crock or a wine chiller, but there are many other possibilities. It would be gorgeous for a big wide bouquet of flowers, or it could be warmed in the oven to keep food hot.
This piece stands 6 3/4 inches tall, and it's 4 1/2 inches wide across the lip. It measures a bit over 6" wide at the widest part of the shoulder, and about 3 3/4" across the foot. The rich and warm colors of the piece would blend into many styles of decor.
The crock was thrown on my potters wheel using Laguna Rods Bod clay. The swirl shape was added by pressing into the side of the pot using the rounded end of a rubber rib, as my fingers pressed out from the interior of the pot. The rib and my interior hand moved up the pot as it spun, pressing in the swirl shape with a single pass.
The interior and top of the pot was glazed in Goldspot, a warm golden tan. The outside of the pot was glazed in Tenmoku glaze, a brown and black glaze. The glaze is black only where it's thickest, so the swirls and textures of the pot are highlighted by the change in color.
The bottle shown in the last picture is available in a separate listing.
