This unique and charming little fish bottle is the second of two prototypes i have made for this form (sorry, im keeping the first). It is inspired by both english and moravian examples, though i have addressed it in my own way, as i tend to do.
The main form has been wheel thrown using hand dug local stoneware, and then heavily modified. I have pinched the bottom of a jug into a little tail, added fins, intense little eyes, and little lips wrapping around the neck of the bottle. All details, including hundeds of scales, have been meticulously pushed into the surface using a wooden tool with thousands of little pokes. I have applied and wiped back a subtle golden rutile stain, and glazed the inseide and bottle neck in my seeing stone glaze while leaving the body of the fish bare to highlight the beauty of wood fired wild clay. This piece has been fired to over 2350f in a wood burning "groundhog" kiln, traditional to the catawba valley region 
This unique piece is fully functional, and perfect for the fish enthusiast. I do hope to make more of these, though at a larger size... so take this opportunity to snag this true original prototype form
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