Accent Pottery 

Polish Accent Pottery is basically earthenware manufactured from clay. Clay is shaped into different required objects, a majority of them as pots and the shaped objects are heated in kiln at very high temperatures. This heating react on the clay to harden the objects, set and retain the shapes permanently and also make the objects strong. Pottery can be seen all over the world; however, each region has its own uniqueness due to the properties of the clay being used to produce the wares. Generally, wares for specific purposes are made from clay mixed with other minerals.

The pottery making process starts with removing the air trapped within the clay lump prior to the shaping process. Removal of air is known as de-airing and this is accomplished either by a vacuum pug machine or manually by wedging. Wedging or packing the clay by repeated beating and rolling also help in distribution of the moisture content in clay uniformly. After these two steps of de-airing and wedging, the clay is now ready for shaping through a variety of techniques. The shaped clay is allowed to dry before loading into a kiln for firing.

The drying process has many stages. The stage when the shaped clay is about 75-85% dry is referred as leather-hard. In the leather-hard stage, the clay is quite firm and is only slightly flexible. This is the stage in which trimming and attachment of handle etc. are carried out. When the moisture content of the clay reaches 0%, the clay is said to be in 'bone-dry' stage. Bone-dry clay object prior to kiln firing is known as greenware and in this stage the object is extremely fragile and can be broken very easily.

The famous Polish Accent Pottery is readied for kiln firing after the initial stages of mixing clay and other ingredients, shaping the clay to the required objects and after applying the ornamental decorations. In many other regions of the world the clay and minerals are of lesser quality than available in Poland, and the pottery articles in these regions are fired in 800 to 1200 degrees Fahrenheit temperature.

The resultant pottery articles are often porous and these products are called terra cotta or earthenware. However, the Polish Pottery, manufactured from clay deposits of Lower Silesia, is fired at nearly 2000 degrees Fahrenheit and this high temperature firing give the Polish Pottery that extra toughness and age-defying quality. A glaze finish is given to the pottery by a thin coat of material which turns into a glass coating during firing. Decorative paintings are inside the glass coating which ensures that the pottery is non-toxic and will not deteriorate due to abrasions.

The process of firing twice makes the Polish Accent Pottery highly durable, provide resistance to cracks or chipping and suitable for use in microwave, dishwasher, oven and freezer.