Ceramics and Pottery, Decorative Vessel With Hand Painted Decoration and Wrought Iron Elements The red color raises a room’s energy level. It is a good choice when you want to stir up excitement, particularly at night. In the living room or dining room, red draws people together and stimulates conversation. In an entryway, it creates a strong first impression. Red has been shown to raise blood pressure, speed respiration and heart rate. It is usually considered too stimulating for bedrooms, but if you’re only in the room after dark, you’ll be seeing it mostly by lamplight, when the color will appear muted, rich, and elegant. Choose its place and make this wheel thrown, hand painted ceramic vessel a great addition to your home - a colorful accent that will influence your mood and thoughts in a positive way. Measuring 11in/30cm high. Similar items: https://www.etsy.com/listing/239304591/home-decor-pottery-ceramic-vessel-with?ref=shop_home_active_1 https://www.etsy.com/listing/239390298/blue-decorative-ceramic-vessel-with?ref=listing-shop-header-2 The Balkan Peninsula is a place of civilizational collision of several cultures. Thracians, Greeks, Slavs, Turks and Proto-Bulgarians influence what we call Bulgarian culture. People in these lands still preserve traditions and customs of ancient times. They sing songs, dance and weave motifs without even knowing where it all comes from. Even subconsciously we carry the old traditions of times past. This cultural input can be seen in the products of DankoHandmade. The bright colors of the Bulgarian national costumes, the traditional shapes and ornaments, the functionality. For the past 20 years, our workshop has been trying to continue this tradition by interpreting it in a modern way. The Process: (Explore our shop for other stages of ceramics making) GLAZING After the bisque firing the glazing process can begin. The glaze, a mixture of ground glass, clays, coloring materials and water, is applied to the bisque pot by dipping, pouring, spraying, brushing, sponging, or some combination of these techniques. The footring of each piece must be free of glaze and the pot placed to a bisque fired 'cookie' made from a stoneware clay body. The pot is now ready for the glaze firing.
