Description
Enamelled copper bowl in black with a copper swirl in the bottom. The bowl is 9.5cm diameter and about 1cm tall. I made this bowl starting by cutting a circle out of sheet copper. I shaped this circle into a shallow bowl or dish. Once I’d made the bowl, I then enamelled it using black vitreous enamel. For one of the firings in my kiln I added a spiral of copper wire into the centre. To finish the bowl, I polished the rim and copper spiral to bright copper, which I protected with lacquer. I like the contrast of the bright copper against the shiny black of the bowl.
This is a decorative dish so please don’t put it in the dishwasher because the enamel could chip or crack (I use vitreous enamel, which is effectively glass). The back of the bowl is enamelled in black and shows some marks from how the bowl is held when it is in the kiln. The bowl twisted a little in the kiln so the rim isn’t fully level. I’ve signed the back and added the bowl’s unique id number. One photo shows the back. Enamelling the back reduces how much the copper warps in the kiln.
Please get in touch if you would like more information. I can also make bespoke items.
