About the Raku Crackle Vases
With an elegant upright bulbous shape, this vase is hand-formed in clay with textural horizontal stripes and a crackle glaze on it's lip and footing. Once the shaping and glazing is complete, each vase is fired to over 1800-degrees. While molten hot, the vase is placed in an air-tight container with carbon-rich organic matter that bursts into a smoky smoldering atmosphere. This intense, immediate reaction creates the one-of-a-kind variation on each vase. The resulting raku finish displays radiant shades of burnt orange, copper, blue, and maroon. Handmade in Florida.
Each vase is individually made by hand - slight variations in the color and surface may be present.
Recommended for decorative use or dried flowers only, due to the porous characteristics of the crackled glaze and clay body. Raku pottery is not a water-tight material.
What is Raku?... The art of modern raku pottery techniques arose from centuries-old Japanese methods of exposing ceramic clay to rapid low-fire temperature changes. Raku is today prized for its wonderful unpredictable patterns and colors created by the oxidation when fired.
~ Handmade in the USA ~ Product Size : approx. 12" tall x 6" wide ; weight = 2.75 lbs.
Material : raku pottery
Ships In : 1 business day
Shipping Charges : Free Ground Shipping in the USA
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