Ceramic Cremation Urn for Ashes, Copper Raku Kintsugi Funeral Vessel, SacredUrnsEtc by Susan Fontaine Pottery

I threw this urn on the wheel in a Classical urn style with a cap lid, put some slip trailing on it when it was leather hard and then glazed it with a Copper raku glaze and fired it in a gas kiln. At a precise temperature it was quickly pulled and “reduced” in a trash can to produce the elemental effects. The dynamics of reduction (pulling oxygen out of the glaze in the trash can environment) creates a myriad of beautiful colors along with the copper. Irregularities (slight surface marks) in the glaze often occur and are caused by the organic materials in the fire and tong marks used to bring the piece to the can for reduction. These are an integral part of the natural beauty of raku. Occasionally compression cracks happen due to the thermal shock of abrupt changes in temperature. When these occur they are often repaired in the Kintsugi method which is an ancient technique of embracing flaws and imperfections in a piece by repairing and finishing with gold or copper. Kintugi repairs actually increase the value of a piece raising it to a higher, more refined level. The underlying symbolic message is one of transformation…as it expresses out ability to rise above our imperfections and challenges, through resiliency and healing to attain rebirth and a higher state of being. Raku pottery is magical! The colors can shift abit after cooling from the fire and should not be stored in direct sunlight.
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 Pounds
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 6, 2018
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BS8D5GT7

10″ tall by 6 1/4″ wide
160 lbs. (160 cu in.) living weight of ashes
Round Mahogany base available SKU:JD-C99X-EWNX