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Floribbean Flo’s is proud to show you the Florida studio, the process and the artists who create the beautiful earthenware we offer for sale.
Each piece of the earthenware is first designed and created by the artist. A mold is then cast from the original and liquefied clay slurry poured into the mold. Removed after an initial drying period, this “green ware” is painstakingly smoothed, trimmed and perfected by hand. See Photos 1 & 2.
The fragile green ware is carefully placed in one of the kilns and fired at a temperature 0f 1950 degrees for 12 to 14 hours. The clay, subjected to this first firing, loses most of its earthen color, becomes stronger and almost white, a perfect neutral that allows the most vivid colors and color combinations to be applied. Photo 3 shows some of the pieces continuing to cool alongside the kiln. At this stage the pieces are referred to as bisque ware and more examples are seen in Photo 4.
Crissy, expectant Mother and half the artist team, is shown applying one of the two coats of color and crystals to a bisque ware bowl in Photo 5.
Each piece, with color applied, is placed in a kiln a second time to be fired again at a temperature of 1828 degrees for approximately 4 hours. The variables of temperature, time and even the position within the kiln all are important ingredients that ultimately determine the unique aspects to each piece of earthenware. Controlling these variables are some of the tools of the artist.
Our artists, Crissy and Elan are pictured in #6 and examples of their artistry are pictured in 7 and 8 and in the following items listed for sale. |
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