Fused Glass Bowl Raku Style Feathers

icraftedthis in the Cotswolds

The idea behind this piece is a combination of a pottery style called Raku and an art form based on Shakti.

I have combined the two methods to form my feather pieces.

Raku is a Japanese style of pottery first made during the 1580s; the practice is characterised by the removal of a clay object from the kiln at the height of the firing and causing it to cool very rapidly. 

The term shakti refers to multiple ideas. Its general definition is dynamic energy that is responsible for creation, maintenance, and destruction of the universe. 

In other words I have combined a style of pottery where feathers or horsehair is applied to a red hot clay object and burnt to create an image. This image is not precise and therefore the Shakti element is my interpretation of the controlled accident.

This listing is for the bowl, and the dish is listed seperately. The bowl measures approximately 12.5 cm diameter