Pansies Large Serving Bowl

Inspired by springtime pots of pansies, this charming bowl is embellished by hand with a generous sprinkling of cheerful blooms around the rim. Brighten your kitchen and display as a beautiful fruit bowl, or charm your guests with a green salad, potato salad or roasted potatoes, trifle or tiramisu. Plus, it looks equally attractive filled or empty.

This stoneware bowl was thrown on a potter’s wheel. After firing it in an electric kiln, I hand painted each little flower in a repeating pattern using underglazes mixed in custom shades and used a slip-trailer to outline the blooms. The painted pattern gets set with a second firing in the kiln. Finally, I used a glossy translucent medium blue glaze on the exterior for a smooth finish before its final glaze firing.