Aqua Crystalline Bottle (Small) by Victoria Malone

Ceramic is a complex art. With this artwork, I have concentrated on the surface treatments. I have always been fascinated with glaze effects and developing crystalline glazes. While I have been exploring crystallines for seven years now, I feel my journey has just begun.

Victoria Malone’s ceramics are made from fine porcelain. Their luminous finish is produced by the use of crystalline glazes. For the past seven years, Victoria has been developing her distinctive crystalline glazes. It is a complicated decorative technique that needs careful formulating. The ceramic forms need to be simple yet elegant to reflect the delicate glaze. The most crucial part in the process is the firing; in particular the cooling cycle, which is when the crystals are formed. Each kiln opening is exciting and also extremely nerve racking for the artist. Coloured with metal oxides, copper, cobalt and manganese, each of Victoria’s pieces is unique and serendipitous.