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Raku Vase
$200.00 AUD
This round, dark-toned vase features a striking marble-like white pattern running through it. A bold, modern piece that adds depth and style to any room.
Raku is an ancient Japanese form of firing perfected by American potters in the early 1950’s. It involves taking a bisque fired pot from the kiln while still red hot and putting it in a “reduction chamber” filled with sawdust. As soon as the hot pot touches the sawdust it ignites. The chamber is then closed off so that the pot smokes in a reduced (no oxygen) atmosphere. This cracks the glaze put on the pot and allows the smoke to penetrate the cracks “drawing” on the surface. No two vessels ever come out the same ensuring each piece is totally unique.
Jacqui Sosnowski. Lives in Mullumbimby, NSW Australia.
After becoming dissatisfied with the glossy look of conventional glazes while studying for her Diploma in Visual Art at TAFE, Jacqui Sosnowski began experimenting with alternative methods of firing. Her eastern European heritage led her to investigate the little know field of Obvara firing (a Twelfth Century Baltic technique) and other methods such as Raku and sagger which she has been now practising for over 10 years. She now offers workshops in these methods and has become known as “Obvara wan Kenobe” for her mastery of the obvara technique. No two pieces Jacqui produces are ever the same lending her work a unique perspective.
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