Nut kiln teacup
Made at Pleasant Hill Pottery in Oregon with my local clay blend that uses some iron-rich clay that I collected along the Luckiamute River in Oregon.
Fired in the test kiln at Pleasant Hill Pottery on top of limpit shells.
It was fired with hazelnuts as fuel! And reduction cooled with hazelnuts too. This means that I introduced nuts in to the kiln as it cooled. The nuts rolled around the kiln and burned up, using all of the oxygen in the environment. This caused the iron rich Oregon clay to go this lovely dark smokey color. I am not sure anyone has ever done this or maybe will again haha. Nuts are not the easiest fuel to work with. Good fun though.
I like the shape of this teacup. It is modelled after Indian chai cups. The lip is designed to make it a pleasure to use.
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Dimensions: Approximately 3” tall x 4” wide
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My pots are microwave, dishwasher and oven safe. I high fire them until they’re vitrified, around 2350°F.
I use USPS and UPS and send tracking information after shipping each order.
I ship internationally; it’s no problem, but it may require a little extra postage. It’s hard to estimate as it changes from country to country. For international orders, I will contact you if there is a discrepancy between what you pay and the actual cost.
Made at Pleasant Hill Pottery in Oregon with my local clay blend that uses some iron-rich clay that I collected along the Luckiamute River in Oregon.
Fired in the test kiln at Pleasant Hill Pottery on top of limpit shells.
It was fired with hazelnuts as fuel! And reduction cooled with hazelnuts too. This means that I introduced nuts in to the kiln as it cooled. The nuts rolled around the kiln and burned up, using all of the oxygen in the environment. This caused the iron rich Oregon clay to go this lovely dark smokey color. I am not sure anyone has ever done this or maybe will again haha. Nuts are not the easiest fuel to work with. Good fun though.
I like the shape of this teacup. It is modelled after Indian chai cups. The lip is designed to make it a pleasure to use.
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Dimensions: Approximately 3” tall x 4” wide
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My pots are microwave, dishwasher and oven safe. I high fire them until they’re vitrified, around 2350°F.
I use USPS and UPS and send tracking information after shipping each order.
I ship internationally; it’s no problem, but it may require a little extra postage. It’s hard to estimate as it changes from country to country. For international orders, I will contact you if there is a discrepancy between what you pay and the actual cost.
Made at Pleasant Hill Pottery in Oregon with my local clay blend that uses some iron-rich clay that I collected along the Luckiamute River in Oregon.
Fired in the test kiln at Pleasant Hill Pottery on top of limpit shells.
It was fired with hazelnuts as fuel! And reduction cooled with hazelnuts too. This means that I introduced nuts in to the kiln as it cooled. The nuts rolled around the kiln and burned up, using all of the oxygen in the environment. This caused the iron rich Oregon clay to go this lovely dark smokey color. I am not sure anyone has ever done this or maybe will again haha. Nuts are not the easiest fuel to work with. Good fun though.
I like the shape of this teacup. It is modelled after Indian chai cups. The lip is designed to make it a pleasure to use.
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Dimensions: Approximately 3” tall x 4” wide
*
My pots are microwave, dishwasher and oven safe. I high fire them until they’re vitrified, around 2350°F.
I use USPS and UPS and send tracking information after shipping each order.
I ship internationally; it’s no problem, but it may require a little extra postage. It’s hard to estimate as it changes from country to country. For international orders, I will contact you if there is a discrepancy between what you pay and the actual cost.