Raku Vessel with Round Ladder Motif P09797-P00005 hollow-formed 18k gold beads

hollow-formed 18k gold beads

Artist-dyed cotton fiber

"Sugar Over Sorrow" is a painting about living with joy alongside struggle

a Japanese receipt

Requires no maintenance

Raku Vessel with Round Ladder Motif P09797-P00005 hollow-formed 18k gold beadsThis wheel thrown clay vessel features archival coloration and was fired in the raku tradition; this piece has both glazed and naked (non glazed) raku, as well as several layers of hand polished terra sigillata. To achieve the distinct surface, the piece was brought to a high temperature quickly; once the glaze was melted, the piece was removed, forming cracks in the glaze. It was then smoke fired, lending an organic nature to the work. Afterwards,