These pieces were actually only ever meant to be test works. Made as a part of my A-Level coursework, I was experimenting with my throwing abilities, texture, and non-Western firing techniques— thus none of these forms are turned or refined. I began exploring the effect of sodium silicate to encourage myself to throw wider. The sodium silicate solution is painted onto a cylindrical thrown vessel, dried to the touch using a heat-gun, and then the cylinder is pulled out into a bowl or vase form. As the clay body stretches, the sodium silicate outer layer cracks to accommodate creating these beautiful unpredictable cracking patterns.