Liqurice bowl! Yum!

My own, hand-made, bowl. For those of you who know me, you know i am a liqurice lover, so of course, this bowl i had to dedicate to my liqurice indulging moments haha. When the clay is still wet but almost leather hard ( after about a week or so), it is time to paint the piece. I started out by painting it turqouise inside, and liqurice black outside. I also added a little text inside the bowl sayig " LAKRITS" which is the Swedish word for liqurice. First i printed out the word from a computer, cut the letters out with an exacto knife. Then I put the piece of paper in a bowl of water and let it soak for a little bit, so it would stick to the clay. When it was attached to the clay i simply brushed over it 3 -5 times with black color. A few minutes to dry and voila, its officially my liqurice bowl. It will now be in the keln for 3 days, then it is ready to be dipped in clear glaze, which will give it that porcelain look. Then it needs to be fired again for 3 days, and then it is ready for use. Pottery takes way longer than one would think. Alittle bowl like this takes about 3 weeks to a month from start to finish. Thank you for taking a look at my blogg. Have a good day!