Whether in deep midnight blue or white interspersed with delicate speckles and lines, the glazes on Vincent Posteuka’s minimalist functional ceramics evoke a sense of calm and dynamic harmony. Fired at over 1,200°C, stoneware is characterized by its exceptional ceramic density and, consequently, its durability—ideal qualities for fine tableware.
Glaze is a glass-like layer which, from a purely functional point of view, is mainly used to provide the porous shards underneath (term for a fired ceramic mass) with a waterproof, dense coating.
Engobe refers to a mixture of finely slurried clay liquefied with water, which is applied to raw or also bisqued ceramic workpieces for decoration.
Thanks to its modern technology, the electrically powered kiln is a relatively safe firing method that can be used to fire at high temperatures.
Designation for ceramics which, with or without glaze after the firing process above 1200° C, has a hard, solid and dense body (term for a fired ceramic mass).
The term "utility ceramics" is used in the context of the "International Ceramics Days Oldenburg" to refer to handmade ceramics which, no matter what form they take, are primarily geared to function.
