Clinker Bottles-2007

THE CLAYTON BAILEY'S CLINKER POTS- 2007
CLINKER JUGS AND BOTTLES THAT GROW IN THE KILN!

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LARGE EXPLODING BOTTLE - 2007 10" X 12" X 14" ht. Expanding red clay Porcelain, Underglaze "EXPLOSIVE" warning is silkscreen printed underglaze transfer.	SEE THERMAL METAMORPHOSIS OF BOTTLES & JUGS. "CLINKER POTS" are made from "expanding clay" found near Port Costa, CA.. When this special clay is fired, it expands like bread dough. The pots on this page are examples of this phenomenon frozen in time. SOME CALL IT HYPERTHERMIC EXPRESSIONISM

	EXPLODING BOWL - 2007 9" X 9" X 4" ht. Expanding red clay Clay is inoculated with a secret material that makes it raise like bread dough when it is baked. The resulting form is of an exploding bowl frozen in time.		EXPANDED CUBE - 2007 6" X 6" X 6" ht. Expanding red clay Porcelain, Underglaze Remnants of an "EXPLOSIVES" label are still attached to the surface of this expanded cube. Silkscreen transfer decal on porcelain skin on a 4" cube of clay.
	EXPLODING BOTTLE #5 - 2007 6" X 10" X 12" ht. Expanding red clay Porcelain Spherical expansion within the bottle bursts through the side like a tumor. Porcelain skin on an expanding terra-cotta clay. Looks like another slow explosion frozen in time		EXPANDING PUFF BALL #1- 2007 6" X 6" X 6" ht. Expanding red clay Porcelain A small amount of clay expansion causes this ball to slightly puff out of its porcelain skin.
	TWO TECTONIC BOTTLES - 2007 A fine, glazed skin of porcelain floats on the expanding terra cotta body, creating these tectonic surfaces in the kiln. Lightly glazed surface.		EXPLODING BOTTLE #3- 2007 8" X 8" X 14" ht. Expanding red clay Porcelain Porcelain skin is torn apart by tectonic forces of the expanding clay body.
	STRESSED STONEWARE: Also called: Extreme Clay, Expanding Clay This ground breaking pottery raises questions... How does it work? What will happen in the kiln? How is mud transformed into pumice?		BIOHAZARD BOWL - 2007 9" X 9" X 4" ht Expanding red clay Porcelain, Underglaze Biohazard symbol screen printed transfer decal on porcelain slip on expanding clay body. Too late to prevent leaks.
	HYPERTHERMIC EXPRESSIONISM IN CERAMICS: Is a type of Extreme Pottery that reshapes itself in the kiln according to the laws of physics. Says inventor, `Clayton Bailey`		EXPLODING BOTTLE #4 - 2007 6" X 8" X 10" ht. Expanding red clay Porcelain, Underglaze Silkscreen printed "CALIFORNIA FIREWORKS" insignia printed on an exploding bottle. Most potters wouldn't like to see their pots explode. This pot is an explosion frozen in time.
	CORROSIVE BOWL - 2007 14" X 14" X 4" ht Expanding red clay Porcelain, Underglaze A "Corrosive" warning symbol appears too late to prevent cracks and leaks in the bowl due to severe corrosion of the ceramic material.Medium: screen printed transfer decal on porcelain slip on expanding red clay body.		RESTRAINED BOTTLE - 2007 8" X 8" X 18" ht. A fine, glazed skin of porcelain floats on the expanding terra cotta body, thus creating these Tectonic surfaces. Bottle is surrounded by wire restraint used in the kiln.
	BIFURCATED BOTTLE #1- 2007 6" X 12" X 14" ht. Expanding red clay Porcelain Expanding bottle bursts vertically into two nearly equal halves.		TO SEE MORE EXTREME POTTERY: CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW: HYPERTHERMIC CERAMICS CORROSIVE BOTTLES * HOME *GIFT SHOP

HERE'S HOW IT IS DONE:

IN THE KILN BEFORE FIRING: Bottle is surrounded by a wire restraint and spacer blocks to protect the kiln walls from the expanding clay.	THE KILN AFTER FIRING: After firing, the expanded bottle presses tightly against the wire restraints, and tilts sideways. The white patches are the original skin of the bottle. Oxidized metal wire falls away from the pot
BOTTLE BEFORE FIRING:	EXPANDED BOTTLE AFTER FIRING: