Small Ceramic Mole Sculpture

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Small Ceramic Mole Sculpture

Small Ceramic Mole Sculpture

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Little ceramic mole sculptures made to bring you joy!

Beautiful, velvety little diggers with the shiny pink nose.

If you’ve ever seen a mole you can consider yourself very lucky. If you’ve ever seen a mole running above ground, you can consider yourself very very lucky. If you’ve ever met me and I’ve done my impression of a mole running above ground then you can consider yourself extremely lucky, I think?

Designed to be held and loved, each moley starts as a lump of clay which I shape and form by hand.

  • Handcrafted stoneware ceramic mole, individually shaped and glazed by me
  • Perfect palm size and reassuringly robust to hold
  • Each one is genuinely unique with its own personality and character

About this Mole Sculpture

Moley has a characteristic deep, matt black underglaze with a glossy pink nose. There’s something so satisfying about their smooth, round form – like a river stone that’s been tumbled to perfect plumpness.

Lovingly shaped in my studio using clay from Stoke on Trent and fired with renewable energy. Each one comes out of the kiln with their own character and ready to love.

Why choose this piece?

Have you ever seen a ceramic mole? I know I hadn’t. I think these incredible little creatures are greatly underrated and I want to play a little part in changing that!

Packaging

  • Comes already gift wrapped in a posh box
  • Free personalised gift message
  • All packaging materials are recycled and recyclable

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How they're made

Lumps of Clay

All of my sculptures start as lumps of clay.

The critters are created using the pinch pot technique to make sure they're hollow.

There's lots of stages of shaping, refining and smoothing for each individual.

Bisque Firing

When I’m happy with them I carefully load the kiln – which I like to pre-heat for a few hours just to make sure there’s no moisture left in the clay that might cause any explosions.

The temperature will then steadily rise to about 1050°C then left to cool for about 24 hours before I can empty it.

Underglazing

Once cooled they each need to be wiped down to remove any surface salts. Then it's time to add the underglaze colours - each colour needs 3 coats painted on by hand.

Glazing

They’re then left another 24 hours before having a clear glaze applied on top – again another 3 layers.

Glaze Firing

Then once they’re dry, I’ll clear any glaze from underneath to help stop them sticking to the kiln shelf .

I’ll score around their eyes and then it’s back into the kiln for the glaze firing. This time the temperature reaches about 1245°C

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