224,00 €
CERAMIC STYLIZED RAKU FIRED ABSTRACT BIRD OF HAPPINESS no 296 GLORIA
An Original ceramic sculpture hand modelled with much love and patience by Laura Rainbow in her Croatian studio. Finished in raku technique.
Inspired by nature, freedom and life, captures the essence of a free and happy bird.
Lovingly made in Croatia by human hand.
Approximate size 24 cm high
Signed on the underside.
Only one available for immediate shipping.
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CERAMIC STYLIZED RAKU FIRED ABSTRACT BIRD OF HAPPINESS no 296 GLORIA
An Original ceramic sculpture hand modelled with much love and patience by Laura Rainbow in her Croatian studio. Finished in raku technique.
Inspired by nature, freedom and life, captures the essence of a free and happy bird.
Lovingly made in Croatia by human hand.
Approximate size 24 cm high
Signed on the underside.
Only one available for immediate shipping.
Bird of Hapiness Gloria is a result of creative energy of almost 30 people including Laura’s own.
she started her life at a workshop for over 20 people. The subject was release and recycle. The students created their own unique pieces. All was recorded and documented and then all pieces were returned back into the bag with clay.
Latter on Laura recycled that clay and made one whole flock of Birds of Happiness. Gloria being the largest.
Three students added their little touches in decorating Gloria and two more gave their hand to Laura and a colleague ceramicist during raku firing process.
All in all the energies of almost 30 people were involved in creating Gloria. That is why Gloria is a synergy of energies. Plus fire, water, smoke and clay of course.
She was named after a TV reporter who was interviewing Laura and some of her students.
The hand glazing and final raku firing produced stunning and unpredictable effects making Gloria totally unique, one of a kind Bird of Happiness.
There is a life happiness in every Bird of Happiness, born out of synergy of human touch, clay, water, air and fire. Holding a Bird of Happiness in our hand we feel one with the nature.
Product number: 296 name Gloria
Weight: 2325 g Height: 24 cm
Raku firing really is one of the most natural techniques that you can encounter in working with clay. In loose translation the word “raku” means contentment and enjoyment in happy accident..
Originally created for the Korean tea ceremony, and further developed in 16th century Japan.
In raku firing all of nature’s elements are used in the process – earth, fire, air and water and together they create an unpredictable and unique style .
The process of Raku firing differs from other firing methods because it requires the fast removal of the piece from the furnace at their maximum temperature. While red hot, the pieces can be reduced using smoke from flammable materials, or enhanced with alcohol, or decorated with horse/pet hair and feathers.
It is a rather dangerous, unpredictable and amazing process.
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