For years I've wanted to make a ceramic spoon. After I made the large bowl the other day I thought a salad serving set of a ceramic spoon and fork would be a nice complement to the bowl. I've made holes in the end so they can be hung up on the wall. I even thought of making a ceramic wall plaque to hang them on. Being ceramic the utensils wouldn't do well tossed in a drawer.
Later I found this vintage French salad serving set on etsy. These are lovely; in comparison my set looks so primitive; I need to perfect my design a bit; but I had to start somewhere. There's more to making a spoon and fork than I realized. Next time I think I'll pinch the fork and spoon sections and roll coils for the handles. I cut the ones above from a slab and then sculpted the ends of the spoon and fork and textured the handles.
I've used the same method as these utensils by placing nubs on the reverse side to keep them off the kiln shelf so I can glaze them. I don't have any stilts, something I'd like to add to my supplies one of these days. Back to the studio for me for more research and development. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.
