Tassa Bone

The Tassa Mug is perfectly sized for the morning coffee or tea. Handmade by wonderful Ale and Coke from Estudio Vernís. Fired with pine wood in their backyard. Each piece is unique.
 
This color is very special. Note from the maker: Our bone glaze is made with rutile, which is a titanium compound. Titanium has the ability to change colour inside of the kiln depending on the atmosphere (oxidation or reduction). When a reduction happens inside of the kiln, rutile changes from beige to violet/brownish. This is a very special finishing that we cannot replicate easily, so it is always a happy moment when we open the kiln and find this.
 
Estudio Vernís ceramics were love at first sight for me. I am so happy to present their work in this store.
 
The studio was founded in the mountains of Alicante in 2019 by Alejandra and Coke, a duo who wanted to make use of their hands and natural resources to make something they identified with. 
 
The main technique they use is called pinching, or pressing the clay between the fingers to shape it. They prefer this method over wheel-throwing or slip-casting for its tactile feeling and the slow pace it forces them into. Every single piece they make contains the makers fingerprints in it.
"By following our traces in each piece you may find some hints of the processes that built it."
 
Material: stoneware
Glaze: bone
Size: ø 9 cm x 8 cm
Volume: 350 ml
Technique: pinching