Little Porcelain Incense Chimneys

Some of my favorite things to make are little chimneys for burning incense cones!

I throw the main body on the wheel just like a small vase, and then trim and alter by cutting a hole in the side and adding legs.
I also like to decorate their surface in an interesting way… this time with sgrafffito cats and koki’o designs. I love that this way,
I can make an ”batch” of items that still hold individual one-of-a-kind uniqueness.

And also sorry for the photo spam, but I admit that I like trying to photograph the smoke while I test them to make sure nothing is going to fall over while burning. :rofl:

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Those are stunning! I’m here for all the pic spam you would like to post. The smoke is so hypnotic and the chimneys so darn cute.

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The designs are very unique to each one!

They look like baby chimineas!

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These are so lovely. I love how each one is unique!

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What a cute shape for an incense smoker! ACK!

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These are amazing!!! I can just imagine smelling the incense right now!!!
The ones with the all over patterns and cut dots are my favorite, but the ones with just the flower are really nice too.

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These are adorable!

I’m so wowed by pottery. :purple_heart:

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Sweet assortment! Do you make the cut out before you fire, or after, and if before, how do you keep the clay from sagging?

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Oh my gosh those are so cute!

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Thank you, all!

@Patraw All of the clay work is done before bisque fire. I guess preventing sagging just depends on knowing the clay body aim working with and trying to make sure everything is as balanced as possible. (I have had some get wonky sometimes, but I think it’s usually dependent on wall thickness and/or the size of the hole compared to the rest of the piece and whether or not there’s enough support to hold the top up!)

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I love them! Such a functional and cute design!

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The shape, the colors, the designs on them…I love them. :heart_eyes:

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So cute! I like the little chiminea shape.

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:balloon: :balloon: :balloon: congrats! Your project is featured this week! :balloon: :balloon: :balloon:

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These are just so wonderful! I feel like they have little personalities!

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Absolutely beautiful! I’ll take this kind of spam ALL day long!!

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These are so charming! Well done!

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These are so cool! I love all the different textures and colors. I’m always on the lookout for a fun pretty way to burn my incense and these are perfect!

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These are so gorgeous, especially the kitty design. The shape looks very protective, like the vessels are looking after the incense

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Awww I disappeared for a few days and came back to all these comments. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: Thanks so much, all!

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