RAKU POTTERY - WISH KEEPER - STONEWARE - SHP024

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Double your traffic. Payment | Shipping RAKU POTTERY - WISH KEEPER - STONEWARE - SHP024 Album Album Album Album Thank you for viewing my auction! WISH KEEPER A unique piece of Fine Raku Art! This gorgeous oriental "Wish Keeper" was handmade on the potters wheel and measures 6 3/4" tall by 5 1/2" wide. Hand decorated its double banded with bright copper wire that enhances the colors and adds character as well. Its beautiful matte patina is rich with swirls of beautiful colors and with bursts of copper that is derived from a copper rich glaze and lends to it's overall beauty. Its stylized oriental design tops this piece off as a true collectors item. Included is a folded information sheet about legend of the 'Wish Keeper'. A great addition to any collection or a pleasing gift for a friend.Wish Keepers, or Wishing Pots, are based on a Chinese legend where placing a written wish inside a closed vessel causes the wish to come true. Write your wishes, dreams or desires on a small piece of paper and place it in you Wish Keeper or, present a Wish Keeper to a friend with your special wish for them written and hidden inside. A great addition to any collection or a pleasing gift for a friend. The bottom is unglazed and turned black from the heavy reduction the piece was given during the post firing of the piece. PLEASE READ "SHIPPING INFO" BELOW BEFORE PLACING A BID! All the pieces are wheel thrown 'one-of-a-kind' hand made originals. Though some pieces may look similiar there are no moulds used in creating them - only the hands of the potter! Couple that with the unpredictability of the raku firing process and "No two pots are ever alike"! Each piece created is a unique piece of art and is personally signed on the bottom. Most pieces also have the 'Raku' symbol stamped on the bottom. All work is of gallery quality! RAKU The pots at Stonehenge are traditionally fired Raku pieces. They are bisque fired, glazed, then fired to approximately 1800 degrees F. Once that temperature is reached the piece is then quickly removed from the hot kiln with tongs and placed in a barrel of combustionable material oak leaves or straw. When placed in the barrel the material immediately burst into flames. The piece is covered with additional leaves or straw and a lid is placed on the barrel to produce an oxygen free atmosphere. After about 2 - 3 minutes the piece is then removed from the combustion chamber and plunged into cold water to prevent any further oxidation. Once cooled the piece is scrubbed to remove smoke and excess carbon revealing it's beauty. This technique of firing produces truly original "one-of-a-kind" pieces of collectable art. "I sincerely hope you will enjoy this piece as much as I did making it - Enjoy"! Raku is a centuries old Japanese technique of firing pottery. Raku means pleasure, happiness, contentment, and enjoyment. Each Raku pot is handled individually through out the process from raw clay to the finished pot, allowing a more intimate involvement with each pot. Because of the unpredictability of the Raku firing process no two pieces are ever alike. Participating in a Raku firing is like watching fireworks on the 4th of July! Because of the terrific stress and thermal shock the pot is subjected to during the Raku firing process cracking occurs throughout the glaze and the clay body. The cracking of the glaze acquires carbon during the reduction process, highlighting them and adding beauty to the piece. Raku pottery is non-functional and should not be used for storing liquids for food stuff. "Its beauty is its function"! IMPORTANT - SHIPPING - PLEASE READ I DO NOT SHIP OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL U.S.A. I NO LONGER SHIP TO HAWAII, OR ALASKA! I DO NOT SHIP TO CANADA, APO ADDRESSES, PO BOXES, PUERTO RICO OR ANY INTERNATIONAL ADDRESS! ALL ORDERS ARE SHIPPED UPS GROUND - NO EXCEPTIONS - !! ... read more

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