Boat, Ritual Vessel

This hand-sculpted ritual vessel spent nearly a month in the anagama kiln, enduring the slow transformation that only extended wood firings can bring. The unpredictable nature of this process—where flames carve their own paths and ash settles in unexpected ways—results in surfaces rich with movement and depth.

On this piece, green glass tears have formed along the lip, their rhythm echoing the organic flow of fire and glaze. The celadon glaze along the edges has fused seamlessly with sifted hardwood ash, creating a surface that feels both intentional and naturally evolved. A vessel that invites curiosity, contemplation, and the quiet wonder of how fire and material shape each other.Anagama fired (a month in the kiln through loading firing and cooling). The risk and reward of these particular firing processes are great, often with lots of loss. The rewards are complex surfaces and visual curiosities that keep the eyes and mind engaged - what it that? how could that have happened? This one has tears of glass created on the lip, green, transparent, rhythmic. And the celadon glaze on the lips has incorporated the sifting of hardwood ash and integrated it just so as nature does. More pics available on request.