Feature:
- A hand made ikebana container (Japanese Flower arrangement vase) made by Kathy Lee-Arakawa.
- Authentic, natural, organic glazing
- Deeper earthy clay tone and rich glaze color
-pictured in front right of picture 7 1/2" tall
- like small vase front right ofn picture7.75in
Artist: Kathy Lee-ArakawaMaterial - Clay: Dark Brown Stoneware
Material - Glaze: Shino & Wood Ash Glaze
Dimension: H:9.5, W:2.5, L: 2.5, Inside Depth: 7.75 inches
Hand Made Process
Design: We design each containers with functionality, usability and harmony in mind. The color and tone is kept low-key but interesting and authentic for the reason. We improve the functionality and ease of use of our containers through working with hundreds professionals and artists.
Hand-build: These containers is made by Kathy Lee-Arakawa with her hand-building technique. First clay in flatten to a sheet with roller and dry. When clay is half-dry, texture is applied. Each parts of the container is cut with special knife and carefully assembled without making undesirable marks.
Glazing: Thomas and Kathy apply glaze individually by hand in order to get the authentic, natural, organic aesthetics. Each glaze has unique particular thickness and clay body selection makes variety of tones. We monitor specific gravity of the glaze (ratio between glaze and water) and application method and timing.
Firing: The container is finished with our high-fire reduction firing process which brings the deeper earthy clay tone and rich glaze color. During this 13-hours-long firing process, we reduce the oxygen level inside the kiln in varying degree from 1600F to 2300F. The result of the firing also depend on how kiln are loaded. The density and negative space between the pottery create channel for the flame to travel in various speeds. We use our understanding of the nature/tendency of flame in the kiln to control the atmosphere which each pottery should be in. As a result, our containers holds a low-key but complex deeper tone.