Toothbrush Holder, Ceramic Pencil Holder, Kitchen Utensil Container 018

Description

This organic pottery item has many uses -Toothbrush Holder, Pencil Holder, Makeup Brush Holder, etc.

SIZE– Approximate
1 Hole 2 ” for toothpaste
2 Holes – 1.5″ – 1″ for toothbrushes
Height — 6″
Base –3 1/2″ long

COLOUR – Rusty Red/ Moss Green – Dark Green Accenting the textured
TEXTURED FINISHED
Computer, tablet, and phone screens may cause the colour to look slightly different than what it is. See the colour description above.

HOW I MADE IT – To make this toothbrush holder I roll out a slab of clay and cut it to size and roll it around tubes. Where clay tubes touch each other I brush in clay slip, (liquid clay) and firmly press them together. Then I put the bottom on. I rolled a textured roller and pressed this texture into it. As soon as the clay can hold its shape I remove the tubes. Clay shrinks when drying and if I don’t remove the tubes before the clay shrinks the clay will crack and I have to toss the clay back in my recycle bucket.

I put my container on my drying shelf under plastic to dry slowly so my seams stay together. It is then fired in my electric kiln to bisque fire it.
I glaze my pen holders in a variety of glazes and then fire them in at a higher temperature in my kiln. It takes several hours to fire it then I let it cool to room temperature for a few days in the kiln.

Ready to ship. I wrap my pottery in bubble wrap, then I pack it tightly in the box surrounding it with Styrofoam peanuts. If possible I use recyclable packing material to save them from going into the landfill.