Handmade
Hello and welcome to the world of Swarna Art! We get our inspiration from history and natural beauty, so you will find these themes recurring in our designs. We create functional ceramics objects, all handmade here in our studio in Banten, Indonesia.
Handmade stoneware
We make stoneware tiles and wares, by hand, from clay procured locally here in Indonesia. Wet clay is formed in a mold, or leather hard clay sculpted by hand, after which they are ready for drying and firing
Kiln firing
Dry clay is kiln fired to 900°C into bisque, which is less fragile to handle, but still provide a great surface for coloring.
Just like baking cake!
... but these cakes will break teeth. On a more serious note, colored bisque is then kiln fired again a second time to 1250°C to turn them into fully vitrified stoneware and set the colors. Glazed, vitrified ceramic absorbs very small amount of water, making them very resistant to weather.