store Large Seal on Back with Curled Seal. Although they are two individual pieces I designed them to fit together like this as a pair and they make a great display centrepiece.
WHITE - Ceramic raku fired with white crackle glaze & natural smoked clay areas on flippers and nose.
GREY - Ceramic raku fired with mottled white crackle glaze & natural smoked clay areas all over, very randomly applied so finish and amount of grey and white areas will vary from piece to piece.
Large Seal on Back - 26 - 28cm on average (length varies a little due to hand finishing and wetter pieces slumping and elongating due to shape)
Curled Seal - 14cm Long
These pictures are general pictures of each item, the crazing will differ with each animal due to the unique nature of Raku.
Raku is a rapid firing technique, adapted from an ancient Japanese firing. A small group of approx 15 pieces are placed in a small gas fired kiln and fired up to around 1,000° c, each piece is then individually taken out of the kiln red hot and placed in a bin of sawdust & wood shavings which instantly combust, the actual finish is then down to careful timing, longer in the air will give bigger heavier crazing, covering quickly leaves areas with no crazing but the crazing itself is very random and this gives each piece its own character, all work is then completely covered in the sawdust and left overnight to cool before being cleaned.
RAKU IS NOT FROST PROOF SO NOT SUITABLE FOR KEEPING OUTDOORS
Product code: Seal & pup set - Raku fired store ceramic sculpture