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Your browser does not support JavaScript. To view this page, enable JavaScript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser. Increase Sales by 18% and double your hits - Vendio Gallery Be sure to see our other auctions!! Raku Lizard Wall Sculpture 14" x 10""This Lizard Sculpture" is a limited edition handmade clay sculpture. This wall piece stands 14" tall and 10" across. This Lizard sculpture's lower body and tail is RAKU glazed in an iridescent copper matte with the upper body and head glazed in a vibrant, shiny JADE Green crackling Raku glazewith big, expressive blue eyes. This piece is wired for hanging and can be mounted facing in all directions. Rohlman Pottery & Tile Studio was started in 1983 and is located in Northwest Florida. Our 2,000 square foot facility contain two large electric kilns, two raku kilns, a large gas kiln. We produce Raku, Stoneware, and Eartheware pottery and sculpture Our work has won numerous awards, and can be found in galleries and collections all over the world. About Raku Raku, as a method of producing pottery, first appeared in Japan in the late sixteenth century with the potter Chojiro. Emperor Hideyosho, in memory of the great potter, bestowed a gold seal on Chojiro's son, Jokei. The word raku comes from the ideograph engraved on that seal and may be translated loosely as pleasure, enjoyment or contentment.Raku was brought to the attention of the western world by Bernard Leach. In 1911, while living in Japan, he attended the same kind of "raku party" that has introduced many modern day potters to the raku process. In his book, "A Potter's Book" Leach described how he saw potters decorating ware with strange pigments and dipping them into a thick glaze before putting the pots into a hot kiln and how, after a half hour or so, the still red hot pots were taken from the kiln and allowed to cool. Leach was amazed that the pots did not break under the extreme stresses of the high temperature and the rapid cooling. This rapid heating and cooling is the essence of Raku! Although almost any low-fire glaze can be used, potters often use specially formulated glaze recipes that "crackle" or craze (present a cracked appearance), because the crazing lines take on a dark color from the carbon. Caution - Because of the crackle surface and the materials used in the glazes, Raku work should be regarded as decorative rather than functional and not used to hold food or drink. Please Email Me Any Questions: hortus1@mchsi.com My phone number is (850) 516- 6481 if you need to call and ask any questions SHIPPING Our preferred method of payment is Paypal, but of course we take all payment method. All sculpture and pottery is double boxed with bubble wrap, peanuts and fully insured. Shipments to locations out of the US, Hawaii, and Alaska are requested to notify us before paying for a purchase. I accept the following forms of payment: PayPal Major Credit Cards Money Order Personal Checks Cashier's Checks Powered by eBay Turbo Lister
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