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Curled Seal – Raku fired ceramic pottery animal sculpture sealife coastal beach

£43.00

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Tamar Valley Ceramics - Chloe Harford

Vendor: Chloeharford
14 Parsons Green
Kelly Bray
CALLINGTON
Cornwall
PL17 8EY
01822835808

Curled Seal, medium. Ceramic raku fired in White or Grey. 14cm long
Sculpted to fit with Large Seal on Back as a set.
See description below for more details…

Curled Seal, medium – Ceramic raku fired.
14cm Long
Sculpted with the Large Seal on Back to fit together as a sculpture set.

Available in two finishes: WHITE – White crackle glaze body with natural smoked bare clay nose, tail & flippers. GREY – Very randomly applied mottled white crackle glaze & natural smoked bare clay areas all over, finish and amount of grey and white will vary on every piece.

Made by me; Chloe Harford in our workshop alongside the river Tamar in the Tamar Valley between Devon & Cornwall

These pictures are general pictures of each item, the crazing will differ with each animal due to the unique nature of Raku.

Raku is a rapid firing technique, adapted from ancient Japanese ceremonial tea bowl firings. Only 10 – 15 pieces are placed in each small gas fired kiln and fired up to around 1,000° c, each piece is then individually taken from the kiln red hot and placed in a bin of sawdust & wood shavings which instantly combust, the final finish is then down to careful timing, longer in the air will give bigger heavier crazing, covering quickly can leave areas with no crazing but the crazing itself is very random and this gives each piece its own character, all work is then completely covered in the sawdust and left to cool before being scrubbed clean, this process gives raku its distinctive woodsmoke smell.

RAKU IS NOT WATER OR FROST PROOF SO NOT SUITABLE FOR KEEPING OUTDOORS

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