Seedhead 2434
Great in any garden or planter. The clay is totally vitrefied making it sturdy and hardy enough to live all year outside, even in a Canadian winter. Of course you can love it inside as a decor piece as well!
It starts life as a lump of clay on the potters wheel. After some manipulation and a hand built top it is decorated with studio made coloured slips, carved, fired, glazed with a studio formulated clear glaze, then fired again to 1280 degrees Celsius. Each has a 1/4 inch / 0.635 cm hole for mounting on a metal rod.
19 cm tall x 8.5 cm wide. Each item is individually made and may vary slightly in size and colour. Price is per each. *One 3 to 4 foot rod is supplied with the piece for pick-up orders only.
Ceramic Care
These pieces are pretty sturdy, but will break on impact with a harder surface. Protect from impact. Bringing it inside in winter is recommended in areas of heavy snowfall or deep frost, due to possiblity of impact related accidents!
Insert your chosen support into the ground before adding the bauble (please do not use the bauble to push down on the support!)
Installation Tips
The seedheads will accommodate a 1/4 inch / 0.64 cm metal rod. The rod should be firmly seated in the ground before adding the pottery. Please do not use the pottery to push on the rod as the ceramic may crack.
In the centre of the underside of the top (inside the piece) there is a ring which forms a divot for the rod to slot into, which will keep the piece upright once installed. The hole in the base is made slightly larger than it needs to be to compensate for shrinkage and possible warping in the kiln. If you find that the piece moves around too much, a bit of tape around the rod just inside the base will make it nice and snug.