number: 18

Another Day, Another Conversation With The Dark

Round cauldron with three petite feet, ridged rim. Glossy black inside and out.

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weight: 468g

capacity: 172mL / 5.82 oz / 0.73 cups

PSH cone 6 clay Black C540i
Pigmented with non-toxic iron oxide. Fires to a deep brown/black, deeper black when sealed with a transparent glaze. Not recommended for microwave heating because of its iron oxide content.
PSH Wax Resist Emulsion UWAX2
A brushable, water-wax emulsion applied to bisque pots to resist glaze. The wax burns away during firing, so none is present in the finished piece.
"Licorice" glossy black glaze
Glossy black glaze, made with iron oxide and cobalt carbonate. Food-safe, non-toxic. Recipe: https://glazy.org/recipes/3388
Piercing Jewelry: 10g CBR, 6x19
Stainless steel captive bead ring, 10g, 6mm bead x 19mm diameter. Absolutely not suitable for microwave heating.

thrown: 2025-10-06 (waning gibbous)
trimmed: 2025-10-08 (waning gibbous)
decorated: 2025-10-08 (waning gibbous)
smoothed: 2025-10-15 (waning crescent)
Lightly rubbed to smooth out surface irregularities
bisque fired: 2025-11-02 (waning gibbous)
Heated to approx 1000°C, producing chemical changes in the clay so that it is less brittle, water-resistant, water-absorbant, and can accept a glaze coating.
glazed: 2026-02-04 (waning gibbous)
Dipped and brushed with glaze
glaze fired: 2026-02-09 (waning crescent)
finished: 2026-02-10 (waning crescent)
Added the piercing jewelry