Portfolio Pots
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Yes! (mostly) All of my high-fired pots are food-safe. This includes the soda-fired, and wood-fired pots. The only pieces that are not food-safe are the pit-fired pieces because they are still porous.
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Wood-fired pottery is a form of high-fire ceramics where the pots are fired in a kiln that is brought up to temperature using exclusively wood. The flame and wood ashes coat the pots giving them a unique look. The ash from the wood will also turn into an ash glaze when the temperatures reach 2350+ Fahrenheit!
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Soda fired pottery is a high fire form of ceramic in which Soda ash or Sodium Carbonate is introduced to the kiln once it reaches temperature. The super heated soda coats the ceramics and creates a unique glaze layering over the raw clay or other glazes to create new and unique colors and finishes.
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It is an ancient form of firing ceramics at low temperatures. The pots are stacked together in a fire pit or even a metal trashcan, with wood and other burnable materials. This fire gives the pots a smokey appearance. Other materials can be added for color, texture, or pattern. You never know quite what you will get!
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Yes! Reach out through email at hotshotpots@gmail.com with the details of what you have in mind. Please be aware that ceramics is a time-intensive art. I have limited time frames in which pieces are fired so the time I would need to finish a piece will drastically change depending on the season.