Reclining Deer Vase

Ericka — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 23:21:00 +0000

Raku is an unpredictable firing process developed in Japan over 600 years ago. Colors are created by fire pulling oxygen from the clay and glaze during the "reduction" phase. Pieces can be approximated but never duplicated. This makes each vessel a one-of-a-kind creation.

This little guy was fired using a raku process in the middle of the winter. The vase's lid features a resting buck nestled in the the grass. We have a group of deer that live behind our house and feel bold enough to feed off of our catalpa tree seed pods all winter. We have had them staring in our patio door as we stoke our fireplace.

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Raku Whooping Crane Lidded Vase

Ericka — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 21:03:26 +0000

Raku is a process in which ceramic work is removed from the kiln at bright red heat and subjected to post-firing reduction (or smoking) by being placed in containers of combustible materials, which blackens raw clay and causes crazing in the glaze surface. This Eastern raku firing process is an art and novelty because of its excitement and unpredictability.

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Reclining Deer Vase

Raku Whooping Crane Lidded Vase