Richard Baxter

Leigh on Sea, Essex, United Kingdom

Title: White & Black Halo Bottle

Year of Creation: 2013

Glaze: Colorless barium overpainted with copper manganese pigment

Clay Body: Porcelain

Dimensions: Height 3.94 inches, Width 3.35 inches

Artist's Statement: A spherical balloon bottle with black and white scheme utilizing the alkalinity of the glaze to suck a blue halo of copper from the dark pigment. Fired to 1220 degrees Celsius in oxidation.