{"id":4392,"date":"2022-12-21T07:01:12","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T07:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/?post_type=photoseries&#038;p=4392"},"modified":"2023-02-24T19:01:50","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T19:01:50","slug":"building-an-oval-bonsai-pot-by-vic-harris-of-erin-bonsai","status":"publish","type":"photoseries","link":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/photoseries\/building-an-oval-bonsai-pot-by-vic-harris-of-erin-bonsai\/","title":{"rendered":"Building An Oval Bonsai Pot by Vic Harris of Erin Bonsai"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4392\" class=\"elementor elementor-4392\" data-elementor-post-type=\"photoseries\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8618d55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8618d55\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bfdb19\" data-id=\"3bfdb19\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c242a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36c242a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Guest Article by Victor Harris of Erin Pottery<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">In the autumn of 2011, David Cortizas asked me to make a pot for one of his many Ficus bonsai.<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>David wanted a shallow 46cm wide oval with a yellow glaze, however, he didn\u2019t want just a straight forward yellow. He showed me a very old yellow Japanese pot with a lot of patina and asked if I could possibly give the glaze a similar appearance, the look of \u201cOld gold \u201cas David put it.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I wasn\u2019t 100% sure that I could reproduce the antique appearance, as the patina on the pot that he showed me had probably taken decades, if not centuries, to accrue, but I was willing to try!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For sometime now I have been experimenting with different formulas to apply to a pot after it has been fired, to give the glaze a patina \/ antique appearance, so now was a good time to put the formula to the test.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I combined a yellow and orange glaze both of which were semi gloss. These colours would mix during firing to produce the orangey yellow colour that I needed.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>However, although the gloss would craze or crackle nicely which would help towards the antique appearance, it would not create the aged patina required without some help.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So to give the glaze a more porous surface, which it would need to hold the patina, i also applied a third matt glaze that was a shade of yellow \/ pale brown ochre.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The pot was then fired over two days in an electric kiln to 1260c, after this the kiln was allowed to cool slowly for 5 days.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After the pot was fired I applied the mixture that i have formulated to give the glaze the antique patina and both David and I were very pleased with the results.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/ATErinBonsaiBuild%20a%20bonsai%20pot\/build%20a%20bonsai%20pot%20(1).jpg\" alt=\"bonsai pot\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:image -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/ATErinBonsaiBuild%20a%20bonsai%20pot\/build%20a%20bonsai%20pot%20(2).jpg\" alt=\"bonsai pot\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The initial phases of building a slab-built bonsai pot<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/ATErinBonsaiBuild%20a%20bonsai%20pot\/build%20a%20bonsai%20pot%20(3).jpg\" alt=\"bonsai pot\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The raw pot filled with rags to support the side walls while I turn it over to let harden slightly.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/ATErinBonsaiBuild%20a%20bonsai%20pot\/build%20a%20bonsai%20pot%20(4).jpg\" alt=\"bonsai pot\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The raw, unfired bonsai pot with boards on top of it to keep it flat while it hardens slightly at room temperature. This process greatly reduces the possibility of the pot warping when it is being fired.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/blockquote>\n<!-- \/wp:quote --><\/blockquote>\n<!-- \/wp:quote --><\/blockquote>\n<!-- \/wp:quote --><\/blockquote>\n<!-- \/wp:quote --><!-- wp:image -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/ATErinBonsaiBuild%20a%20bonsai%20pot\/build%20a%20bonsai%20pot%20(5).jpg\" alt=\"bonsai pot\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:image -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/ATErinBonsaiBuild%20a%20bonsai%20pot\/build%20a%20bonsai%20pot%20(6).jpg\" alt=\"bonsai pot\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":4393,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"403\" class=\"wp-image-4393\" src=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image.png 600w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:image -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/ATErinBonsaiBuild%20a%20bonsai%20pot\/build%20a%20bonsai%20pot%20(8).jpg\" alt=\"bonsai pot\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:image -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/ATErinBonsaiBuild%20a%20bonsai%20pot\/build%20a%20bonsai%20pot%20(9).jpg\" alt=\"bonsai pot\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:image -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/ATErinBonsaiBuild%20a%20bonsai%20pot\/build%20a%20bonsai%20pot%20(10).jpg\" alt=\"bonsai pot\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Detail being added to the pot and as well as the feet being put on.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/ATErinBonsaiBuild%20a%20bonsai%20pot\/build%20a%20bonsai%20pot%20(11).jpg\" alt=\"bonsai pot\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:image -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/ATErinBonsaiBuild%20a%20bonsai%20pot\/build%20a%20bonsai%20pot%20(12).jpg\" alt=\"bonsai pot\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:image -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/ATErinBonsaiBuild%20a%20bonsai%20pot\/build%20a%20bonsai%20pot%20(13).jpg\" alt=\"bonsai pot\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:image -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/ATErinBonsaiBuild%20a%20bonsai%20pot\/build%20a%20bonsai%20pot%20(14).jpg\" alt=\"bonsai pot\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The bonsai pot as it dried out and was glazed.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/ATErinBonsaiBuild%20a%20bonsai%20pot\/build%20a%20bonsai%20pot%20(17).jpg\" alt=\"bonsai pot\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:image -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/ATErinBonsaiBuild%20a%20bonsai%20pot\/build%20a%20bonsai%20pot%20(18).jpg\" alt=\"bonsai pot\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:image -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/ATErinBonsaiBuild%20a%20bonsai%20pot\/build%20a%20bonsai%20pot%20(19).jpg\" alt=\"bonsai pot\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The bonsai pot after it had been fired in the kiln for 7 days.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/ATErinBonsaiBuild%20a%20bonsai%20pot\/build%20a%20bonsai%20pot%20(20).jpg\" alt=\"ficus bonsai pot\" \/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Finally, David Cortizas&#8217; 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