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Raku Shell — Silver Kintsugi Edition

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Raku Shell — Silver Kintsugi EditionThis shell sculpture was created five years ago, during an early period of my exploration of form and material. It is one of my first ocean inspired works made through the Raku technique a rare, experimental firing method in which ceramic undergoes extreme thermal shifts and direct interaction with open flame. The character of its surface was shaped by the reduction environment: after the initial firing, the piece was placed into a bed of wood

This shell sculpture was created five years ago, during an early period of my exploration of form and material. It is one of my first ocean-inspired works made through the Raku technique — a rare, experimental firing method in which ceramic undergoes extreme thermal shifts and direct interaction with open flame.

The character of its surface was shaped by the reduction environment: after the initial firing, the piece was placed into a bed of wood shavings, where the absence of oxygen produced deep smoky tones, darkened crackle patterns, and a mineral-like, fossilized texture. The small red marks on the surface are the result of glaze transfer from another piece during the firing — an accidental imprint of the shared process, impossible to recreate intentionally.

Due to its scale, the shell experienced significant thermal shock and cracked — an inherent part of Raku, where risk is embedded in the technique. Years later, it was restored by a Kintsugi master, who filled each fracture with silver, transforming the points of rupture into visual accents and highlighting the work’s layered history.

This sculpture brings together multiple states: the original form, the traces of fire, the accidental marks, the breakage, and the restoration through traditional Kintsugi. It represents a unique interaction of material, chance, and time — a piece that cannot be replicated and exists as a singular object.

The sculpture is presented on a stable metal stand, custom-made to support its vertical display.

Materials: Stoneware, Raku glaze, silver (Kintsugi)

Techniques: Raku firing, reduction process, traditional Kintsugi restoration

Uniqueness: one-of-a-kind, impossible to reproduce

Display: stable metal stand for secure vertical presentation

Dimensions:

Height with stand — 32 cm (≈ 12.6 in)

Maximum width (diameter) — 36 cm (≈ 14.1 in)

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