🜃 details
- measures at ~11x17"
- beautiful glossy speckled finish
- 15 paint wells shaped by hand
- partial mixing divider
- 3 built in brush rests on the palette's organic edge
🜃 functional art
This hand-built ceramic piece can be used to accompany your painting journey. With its hand formed wells, this palette is perfect for watercolors, ink and anything else you desire. With a space to rest 3 paint brushes, it makes the painting process seamless and intuitive.
Use the space in the middle as your mixing ground. Not to mention, this palette makes for a perfect desk eye-candy.
🜃 earth is perfectly imperfect
Each piece created is meant to embrace imperfections, and each wobble, asymmetry, indent, and other handmade quality is intentionally preserved. Seeing earth formed by hand grounds me (no pun intended) and reminds me to celebrate my handmade process of creating art while I'm using a functional piece of art. I hope it helps to remind you to embrace your process in its entirety as well because your creative journey is so very special.
No two ceramic pieces I create are alike.
🜃 the process of this piece
Raw, wet clay is rolled out into an even slab and left to breathe for 3 days to establish the integrity of the shape, then carefully formed by hand to an organic-edge palette.
fire #1
After another 7 days of slow drying, the piece is ready for the first round of firing. It's carefully positioned in the kiln on small discs to protect it from cracking during any shrinkage due to the high fire temperature at 2200F (1204C) for 8 hours. It's then left in the kiln to cool for another 12 hours. This creates the bisque material from the raw clay for the perfect preparation to add glaze.
glaze
After the piece's first firing, its design is further planned out to determine where color and sheen is added. Once a resistant wax is applied to where the raw clay will remain exposed, glaze is mixed to a meticulous consistency that will evenly bond with the bisque material. The piece is then hand painted with glaze 3 times, each time letting the piece fully dry in between coats.
fire #2
After the piece is glazed, it heads into the kiln again for another round. When the second round in the kiln is complete, this beauty revealed its finished result for the first time.
finely sand
While the piece is "finished" after a final firing, there are finishing touches that are oftentimes missed in ceramics--the most important being a light sanding to the bottom the piece to soften the gritty texture.
After this rewarding process of playing with mud, a functional piece of art is ready for use.
Eco-conscious packaging
We actively implement sustainable practices in every aspect of our business. We are proud to say that we deliver high-quality products that are packaged using as many recycled materials as possible.
We also reuse any bubble wrap or plastic and if we don't have any on hand, we only use biodegradable alternatives.
Furthermore, we reuse packaging boxes at times, so you may receive a box that has been loved once before, and we encourage our customers to do the same.
By doing this, we are doing our part in reducing waste and promoting a sustainable future.
Shipping
Orders ship within 3-5 business days. Shipping rates are based on weight and are dependent on the shipping carrier used. Tracking numbers are provided to the email entered when orders ship.
Domestic orders over $50 qualify for free shipping, no code required.
We ship to most international countries - international shipping rates and duties may apply and are not included in your order.
The Pigeon Letters is committed to protecting, preserving and restoring wildlife and its habitats, ending the fur trade, and most of all, speaking up for those without a voice.
It's not common knowledge that a lot of art supplies are created with animals. To learn more about this (and I mean A LOT more), click here.
Giving back is an essential part of our business practices. It's a standard we consider to be a no-brainer. We believe that if we can make one positive impact a day, just one, that we've succeeded.
Your continued support makes it possible to support organizations all over the globe who are working to better our earth. The Pigeon Letters passes on a portion of every sale to nonprofits working to save wildlife and rehabilitate injured and abandoned animals. Each month, a different organization is chosen. We're proud to say that together, we've provided support for so many wonderful organizations.
View our list of our favorite organizations to support right here.
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