Smoke Fired Rune Pot

This rune pot is one I made to keep my rune set in. It's made from terracotta clay throughout. It stands about 10cm tall.

The bowl is basically a pinch pot which has been carved. The lid is a flat slab, with a rim on the underside to hold it in place. The lid decoration is a mixture of hand carving and modelling. The little lid handle design is based on traditional Thor's hammer shapes.

The pot was bisque fired to 1000C and then smoke fired in my smoke kiln. It stayed in the smoke for about 6 hours and came out with this really metallic sheen to it. Love it when you get unexpected results like that!!