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The form originates from medieval Europe and is typically used for soups, stews and similar dishes. I find porringers very comforting to eat from as your hand can wrap around the form.
Originally I was trying to find something to shield the jugs on the top shelves of the kiln as the glaze finish I was previously using didn’t work well with the flames and higher amount of ash & soda in this area of the kiln. Not to waste space in the kiln I started making the Porringers, with a slightly thicker rim it allowed me stack them rim to rim then foot to foot as high as I needed to go. Wadding, a mixture of Alumina and China clay, is placed around the rims and the foots so during firing they don’t stick together.
The form originates from medieval Europe and is typically used for soups, stews and similar dishes. I find porringers very comforting to eat from as your hand can wrap around the form.
Originally I was trying to find something to shield the jugs on the top shelves of the kiln as the glaze finish I was previously using didn’t work well with the flames and higher amount of ash & soda in this area of the kiln. Not to waste space in the kiln I started making the Porringers, with a slightly thicker rim it allowed me stack them rim to rim then foot to foot as high as I needed to go. Wadding, a mixture of Alumina and China clay, is placed around the rims and the foots so during firing they don’t stick together.