Handmade Ceramic Ikebana Container: Hexagon Air plant Vase, Wood Ash Glaze - 1224 - 192

Feature:
- A hand made ikebana container (Japanese Flower arrangement vase) made by 1224 - 192
Artist: Kathy Lee- Arakawa
Material - Clay: Dark Brown Stoneware
Material - Glaze: Wood Ash Glaze
Dimension: L x W x H: 4.75 x 2.5 x 4 (in inches)
Weight: 1 Lb

Hand Made Process
Design: We design each containers with functionality, usability and harmony in mind. The color and tone is kept low-key but interesting and authentic for the reason. We improve the functionality and ease of use of our containers through working with hundreds professionals and artists.

Hand-build: This container is made by
Glazing: Thomas and Kathy apply glaze individually by hand in order to get the authentic, natural, organic aesthetics. Each glaze has unique particular thickness and clay body selection makes variety of tones. We monitor specific gravity of the glaze (ratio between glaze and water) and application method and timing.

Firing: The container is finished with our high-fire reduction firing process which brings the deeper earthy clay tone and rich glaze color. During this 13-hours-long firing process, we reduce the oxygen level inside the kiln in varying degree from 1600F to 2300F. The result of the firing also depend on how kiln are loaded. The density and negative space between the pottery create channel for the flame to travel in various speeds. We use our understanding of the nature/tendency of flame in the kiln to control the atmosphere which each pottery should be in. As a result, our containers holds a low-key but complex deeper tone.