Madonna della Strada del Ferruzzi : Enamelled Coloured Ceramic Work Base

Madonna della strada del Ferruzzi: hand-crafted glazed ceramic base

The Madonna della strada del Ferruzzi with a hand-crafted glazed ceramic base is a handcrafted product made manually according to the oldest traditions of the craft.

To obtain the glazed product, depending on the effect we want to give to the object, we use white refractory clay which gives the product a bright and homogeneous color.

We use majolica clay in items where we need to highlight, in the most prominent points of the object, the dark of the underlying terracotta. This better defines the lines (for example, of a face).

This clay is used with white glaze.

Then we mold and hand-touch up the terracotta base: after which it is put in the oven for the first firing at 1000 degrees.

Once out of the oven, the piece goes to the second processing phase. We apply a special rubber that we apply with a brush and which will solidify, thus preventing the glaze from adhering to those points that must remain white.

After that, with a special gun, the glaze is applied by spray, which will appear as a powder and of a different color from the one we will have at the end of the processing.

After the glaze has dried, we begin to remove the rubber previously applied, being very careful not to touch the glaze. Furthermore, another coat of transparent "crystalline" glaze will be sprayed, which will give the product a shiny patina.

When this glaze has dried, it will be fired a second time at 900 degrees, permanently bonding with the base piece.

Once out of the oven, the glaze will have taken on the desired color and the object will have a bright and glazed effect.

Our ceramics will embellish your living rooms and your walls with unique products of Tuscan art!

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In conclusion, the company Cestenoli has a variety of handmade products made at its headquarters in the province of Florence. See also the terracotta item! Click here.