The glaze inside this ceramic leaf is really special, because it is made with recycled glass, so this bowl would make a great eco friendly gift.
I use one of these as a soap dish in my bathroom, but it makes a great candle holder or decorative dish too.
The soap dish was glazed with my own special combination of ingredients, including some recycled glass from empty bottles and jars that blended with the glaze to give a stunning crystalline watery effect. The glass forms a perfectly smooth surface to the bottom of the bowl, but beneath the surface it cracks and fragments. These cracks catch the light and sparkle like jewels.

It would make the perfect holder for a candle, it's great as a soap dish, or you could use it to keep rings and jewelry safe. I keep mine on my bathroom windowsill so that the crackles under the surface catch the sunlight and glisten.

It's delicate shape was given strength by my use of very strong, textured, creamy white clay, which I fired to stoneware temperature. I didn't glaze the outside, and added a little subtle fabric texture because I wanted the natural beauty of the clay to shine through and create contrast.

This piece measures approx 6 x 5 x (height)1 inches
(15 x 13 x 2.5cm)

Please note, it is not intended for food or dishwasher use.
I made a couple of these, and each is slightly different; yours will be the one pictured in the main image.

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