About this Product
This round bodied pitcher was formed on a potter's wheel using a creamy white stoneware clay. The leaf design is water etched for texture. After baking in a salt-fired kiln, pink rose water slide decals are applied, and the vessel is fired for a third time. A very versatile pitcher, useful for your favorite drink, or to hold a beautiful bouquet of your favorite posies.
Height: 5.50 cups
Width at opening: 3.75 inches
Capacity: 5.50 cups
As with all ceramic products this mug must be handled carefully. Although I hire-fire for added durability, pottery is prone to cracks if dropped or knocked. Microwave and dishwasher safe, but gentle handwashing is recommended. Avoid temperature shock by heating things slowly, evenly and carefully
Linda Moeser Ceramics
Meet the Maker
Hello! My name is Linda Moeser and everything here is handmade by me. I strive to create useful, comfortable and beautiful pots for the home that enrich the everyday experience and are a pleasure to use.
Much of my inspiration is driven by my love of gardening and my earlier career as a floral designer. My passion for gardening is often evident in my work. Frequently a particular flower will inspire the shape or color of a vessel. I also enjoy making thoughtful, useful handcrafted pottery that enhance the ritual of cooking and eating.
My materials are stoneware and porcelain, sometimes thrown on the wheel, often times altered. I also enjoy handbuilding from a slabs of freshly rolled clay. Over the years I have made many handmade molds for creating forms that are not possible on the wheel...and all created in my backyard studio and fired in a my electric kiln.
My family moved from Colorado to the Northern Virginia area when I was a child and I have lived in the NoVa area most of my life, with time spent in New York and the beautiful White Mountains of New Hampshire. I began my study of ceramics at the Reston Community Center, with many wonderful teachers and have been making pottery for nearly a quarter of a century!
Thanks for checking out my website! My love of creating pottery keeps me heading out to my studio to try new shapes and experiment with the ideas that continually swirl in my head. I hope you find something here that you like!
How it’s Made
Creamy white stoneware is formed ‘thrown’ on my potter’s wheel. I form/pull a handle and attach it to the pot when the clay has reached a stiff ‘leather hard’ stage. Various resists are painted in a leaf pattern, and then wiped with a sponge until the pattern in raised and the 'resist' areas have an adequate texture. When completely dry the pitcher is fired first to cone 06 (approximately 1830 degrees) in my electric kiln. After completely cooled it is then glazed…sometimes dipped, sometimes brushed, occasionally sprayed, maybe all three! Fired again to cone 10 in a gas-fired salt-kiln to (approximately 2,380 degrees)
Shop Policies
At the present time I will not be shipping pottery. Local deliveries (20 mile radius from my home) upon request. Pick up is available also. Please contact me at lindamoeserceramic@gmail.com if you are interested in this piece.
