Cobalt-Fish Scale Porcelain Bowl

fish-scale-porcelain-bowl-top.jpgfish-scale-porcelain-bowl-side.jpgThis is my favorite of the traditional Japanese designs I use on pottery.  Because of the way that the design has to change in order to fit inside the bowl, it never turns out the same way twice.

I love hex-based designs as well, but when you do hexagonal designs on a curved surface, it looks too much like snake scales for my liking.