These wheel-thrown ceramic vases and luminaria were bisque-fired (the initial hardening fire), then carefully whacked with a two-by-four to break out pieces or even shatter the whole pot. Glazes were then applied (or not, in the case of the black shards) to each piece individually, then the shards were rapid-fired in a Raku kiln. The shards were then carefully reassembled (using a strong Epoxy) to reclaim the original vessel form.
The cracks created by breaking create a natural feel to the final form that is reminiscent of cracks in the rock face of a cliff or canyon wall. I find as much pleasure in the cracks themselves as in the vessel's surface, and often encourage the gaps by leaving small pieces out, inserting additional objects as spacers, and firing shards of disparate sizes that will have different warpage characteristics from the rapid firing.
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| CrackPot #1
Reassembled Raku
22" x 8" x 8"
Sold |
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| Fractured Shroud #1
Reassembled Raku
11" x 8" x 8"
Sold |
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| Fractured Shroud #2
Reassembled Raku
10" x 9" x 9"
Sold |
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| Fractured Shroud #3
Reassembled Raku
11" x 8" x 8"
Sold |
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| Fractured Shroud #5
Reassembled Raku
10" x 8" x 8"
$65.00 |
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| Fractured Shroud #9
Reassembled Raku
11" x 9" x 9"
$65.00 |
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