08/09/2026
So this afternoon’s workshop was a bit of a challenge for both myself and Sig Natrott.
We decided to have a go at creating Kimchi/fermentation jars.
Constructed from rolled out plaques of stoneware clay and hand formed into shape.
The techniques are fairly simple but the construction was quite testing at times 😵💫
In order for the fermentation process to work it needs to have a water seal between the lid and the jar and constructing the water channel/groove was quite tricky….and then making sure the lidded fitted!
We still need to make some weights to go inside the jar to hold the vegetables below the water whilst they are fermenting.
We have wrapped the jars up for now and will decorate them with engobes next week.
Sig has been coming for weekly lessons for quite a few months now and has learned a lot of techniques…but this was a challenge for both of us.
This won’t be something that I will be adding to my workshops unless you already have a good level of slab building experience 😉