Handmade Ceramic Ikebana Container: Mini Cylinder (L), Navy & Flambe Glaze - 1224 - 173
The item you are viewing is one of the three pieces in the photo above.
The three pieces are:
Feature:
- A hand made ikebana container (Japanese Flower arrangement vase) made by Kathy Lee- Arakawa.
- Authentic, natural, organic glazing
- Deeper earthy clay tone and rich glaze color
Product Detail
SKU: 1224 - 173
Artist: Kathy Lee- Arakawa
Material - Clay: White Stoneware
Material - Glaze: Navy & Flambe Glaze
Dimension: L x W x H: 2.5 x 2.5 x 11 (in inches)
Weight: 2 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 Kathy Lee-Arakawa with her hand-building technique. First clay in flatten to a sheet with roller and dry. When clay is half-dry, texture is applied. Each parts of the container is cut with special knife and carefully assembled without making undesirable marks.
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.
