Large handmade ceramic Raku turquoise boat with wood & metal mast and tiny raku flags on a beautiful slate base picked from a welsh quarry. This piece includes two ceramic Raku (detachable) lifesavers.
Size: (17cm(H) x 26cm(W) x 14cm(D) including base.
 
Raku is a traditional Japanese technique. A rustic if somewhat precarious technique using all of nature’s elements, earth, air, fire and water.
Process: The work is fired to a high temperature of almost 1000c in a gas fired kiln. It is then removed whilst still very hot and plunged into sawdust. The pieces catch fire and the carbon from the smoke infiltrates the cracks in the glaze. The pieces are then left to cool and then scrubbed clean with water. The result is a finish that is both unpredictable and beautiful.