‘Kiseki | Trace’ - Melody Emi Brunton
By Melody Emi Brunton - ‘Kiseki | Trace’
H 19 x W 12.5 cm
High fired stoneware finished with a blue grey glaze. Accented by oxide washes and oyster shell markings
This piece is an original by Melody created across 2024 and 2025. Please find shipping information for this piece, or please enquire here.
Some words from the Artist on this piece;
痕跡 (konseki), The journey of understanding the elemental makeup of the ceramics process has deeply informed my practice. One fascination has been the use of shells as kiln props, particularly in wood-fired kilns, to prevent vessels from sticking to the kiln shelf. The shell’s composition of calcium carbonate allows it to break down into a powder at high temperatures, which prevents it from adhering to the clay. However, it can react with silica in the clay, creating a subtle glaze effect where the shell once rested. I appreciate this echo of the shell—its presence fossilised into the vessel, leaving behind a trace of what once was.
By Melody Emi Brunton - ‘Kiseki | Trace’
H 19 x W 12.5 cm
High fired stoneware finished with a blue grey glaze. Accented by oxide washes and oyster shell markings
This piece is an original by Melody created across 2024 and 2025. Please find shipping information for this piece, or please enquire here.
Some words from the Artist on this piece;
痕跡 (konseki), The journey of understanding the elemental makeup of the ceramics process has deeply informed my practice. One fascination has been the use of shells as kiln props, particularly in wood-fired kilns, to prevent vessels from sticking to the kiln shelf. The shell’s composition of calcium carbonate allows it to break down into a powder at high temperatures, which prevents it from adhering to the clay. However, it can react with silica in the clay, creating a subtle glaze effect where the shell once rested. I appreciate this echo of the shell—its presence fossilised into the vessel, leaving behind a trace of what once was.
By Melody Emi Brunton - ‘Kiseki | Trace’
H 19 x W 12.5 cm
High fired stoneware finished with a blue grey glaze. Accented by oxide washes and oyster shell markings
This piece is an original by Melody created across 2024 and 2025. Please find shipping information for this piece, or please enquire here.
Some words from the Artist on this piece;
痕跡 (konseki), The journey of understanding the elemental makeup of the ceramics process has deeply informed my practice. One fascination has been the use of shells as kiln props, particularly in wood-fired kilns, to prevent vessels from sticking to the kiln shelf. The shell’s composition of calcium carbonate allows it to break down into a powder at high temperatures, which prevents it from adhering to the clay. However, it can react with silica in the clay, creating a subtle glaze effect where the shell once rested. I appreciate this echo of the shell—its presence fossilised into the vessel, leaving behind a trace of what once was.
