Mochaware Bottlenecks

Historically, pottery has been an important indicator of cultures across the world. It has told us the stories of how people before us lived through ritualistic art, decorative art, and functional art. Bottlenecks, while beautiful, remain to be one of the hardest shapes to throw on the pottery wheel. Nevertheless, they are classy figures with narrow necks and wide bellies. Mochaware was developed in the 18th century in England. It is a fascinating process that involves the chemical structures of an acid-colorant mixture and clay itself. This technique leaves the surface with dendritic tendrils. Lastly, soda-firing is final practice used on these pieces; in the midst of firing, baking soda was shoveled into the kiln, leaving the mochaware bottlenecks with a "flash."