OUR COLLECTION
Welcome to Cindy Walker Davidson Pottery! Explore our exquisite collection of handmade ceramic bowls and plates. Each piece is meticulously crafted to bring beauty and functionality to your table. Discover the perfect blend of art and utility.
OUR COLLECTION
All pottery is handmade by Cindy Walker Davidson. The hope of an artist is that their work will be appreciated and used. I hope you have as much pleasure in the use of this bowl as I had in making it.
Each bowl is "thrown" on a pottery wheel using white stoneware clay. After drying a bit, the bowl is leather hard, and is trimmed o the pottery wheel to give it a foot ring at its base.
Each bowl is painted with a colored slip made from watered-down clay and mason stains. I draw the outline of the design by carving through the outer layer of clay with a ball point pen. I use a loop tool to carve the larger areas which show the white clay. This decorating technique is called Sgraffito which from the Italian word "to scratch".
The bowl is then allowed to dry and is bisque fired to 1940 degrees is my kiln. The "bisqued" bowl is covered with a clear food safe glaze and fired again to 2240 degrees ensuring that the bowl is vitrified, as the clay has reached sufficient temperature for strength and durability.
This hand-made pottery is made to be durable, but like all pottery, they are breakable. They may chip if struck. They will break if you drop them on a hard floor. These bowls are not not made for stove-top cooking. They are not oven safe. They are not made to withstand the thermal shock of taking a cold bowl from the refrigerator and putting it in a hot oven. Please handle with care when removing the bowl from the micro-wave as the bowl may be hot.
These bowls are micro-wave, dishwasher, and food-safe.