Myrtle Flower Cup

Description

Handmade using white or terracotta earthenware clay, decorated with coloured engobe slips and oxides and finished using a glossy glaze. For purely decorative pieces areas may be left unglazed and finished with a wax. I work in small batches mixing the colours as I go, therefore sets may vary slightly.

For this design I used white clay, I used the slab building method to make it and decorated it using coloured slips, with a glossy glaze to finish. I painted on the design loosely with a brush, layering colours to give a rich and diverse finish.

The Myrtle tree is associated with peace, love and prosperity.