Medium Blue Saggar Fired Pot silver “Painting takes me on a

“Painting takes me on a journey and I find that I am increasingly daring to explore along the way

These little gems catch the light and offer a pop of color

by Hardie Truesdale

Things in nature are in metamorphosis

Drawn by their use of imagery and pattern making

Medium Blue Saggar Fired Pot silver “Painting takes me on aMaker :: Tim Scull #1 Group image this pot is 6th from the left Size : 7" x 9" H Today, many contemporary ceramic artists compact their saggars with organic materials (straw, sawdust, excelsior) that have been previously pickled in solutions of mineral salts. Using a combustion kiln, the vessels are fired for several hours in the temperature range of 1200 1500 degrees F. A myriad of colors can be achieved by firing both in reduction and oxidation. The