Poppy pod

I made this last week. Made from white earthenware, coiled. This clay has very little grog so is unsuitable for coil pots. I had some of this clay left over from a previous project so thought I would use the rest up. As it is a coil pot I'm not sure how this one will fire.

The large pot was inspired by Chinese poppy pods. Thought it would be good for the Equinox Ceramic Exhibition next month. Ahhh Spring time !!!!

Bisque fired to 1000c. Undecided weather to glaze exterior after adding a little bit of underglaze. Here's an image of the bisque fired poppy pod.

My oriental poppy pods are inspired by this image taken by Karl Blossfeldt.