{"title":"Tim Scull","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI have spent many years fully committed to ceramic education as the managing director of the ceramics department at the Farmington Valley Arts Center in Avon, CT. After 10 years, I moved forward and opened the Canton Clay Works LLC in April, 2000. After spending the last 25 years expanding the Canton Clay Works, I have developed an extraordinary studio and school with sophisticated kilns seldom found in a small privately owned facility.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout Tim's Saggar Fired Pots\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eOriginally found in ancient China and Korea, saggars were containers used to protect wares from air born ash (fly ash) created during the firing of ancient wood and coal-fired kilns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MW5IWV\" data-motion-part=\"BG_LAYER comp-j65qiguo\" data-hook=\"bgLayers\" id=\"bgLayers_comp-j65qiguo\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"VgO9Yg\" data-motion-part=\"BG_MEDIA comp-j65qiguo\" id=\"bgMedia_comp-j65qiguo\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-testid=\"inline-content\" data-mesh-id=\"comp-j65qiguoinlineContent\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"mesh-container-content\" data-mesh-id=\"comp-j65qiguoinlineContent-gridContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"richTextElement\" class=\"Z_l5lU MMl86N zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-j754z64t wixui-rich-text\" id=\"comp-j754z64t\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eToday, many contemporary ceramic artists compact their saggars with organic materials (straw, sawdust, excelsior) that have been previously pickled in solutions of mineral salts. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eUsing a combustion kiln, the vessels are fired for several hours in the temperature range of 1200-1500 degrees F. A myriad of colors can be achieved by firing both in reduction and oxidation. The mineral salts create a variety of beautiful soft pinks, blues, lite greens, burgundies, and peach tones with localized carbonized spots. The saturated combustibles in the sagger often volatilize into the porous ceramic wall in a recognizable organic pattern.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eBefore being fired, the wares are prepared with an ancient clay slip receipt from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eRoman-Greco era known as Terra Sigillatta “earth seal”. Layers of very fine particle clay are painstakingly applied to the bone-dry clay vessel and then polished by hand, creating a glossy or satin colored finish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eLow-temperature Saggar fired vessels are for decorative use only. They are not watertight, and should not be considered food safe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"blue-sag-globe-vase-by-tim-scull","title":"Small Blue Saggar Globe Vase by Tim Scull","description":"\u003cp\u003e#1 Height: 4.5\" Diameter at widest point: 5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#2 Height: 5.25\" Diameter at widest point: 5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLow-temperature Saggar fired vessels are for decorative use only. 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