Nativity Sets

12 pieces in all, this hand sculpted set is made of clay and is sold in smaller sets allowing collectors to add as they wish. Holy Family, Shepherd Set (shepherd and two sheep), Magi Set of 3 kings, and camel, cow, and donkey sold separately. No two pieces are ever identical giving each private collection uniqueness.

Seasonal novelties - Snowmen, Tomten (Gnomes), Trees!

Raku processes used are Obvara, a fermented bath, Horsehair, Western Metallic, and Naked.

Angels

From tabletop size in three sizes and styles 4”- 9”, to mantle 21” and hearth 32”. Stoneware and raku fabrication. Each angel is made one-at-a-time, thrown on the wheel and dressed with raku halo and wings post firing. The bodice is stoneware fired in a controlled kiln environment. Raku is a firing method using rapid firing and combustible reduction. The raku pieces are fired to 1800 degrees and then placed in paper which ignites. The flames and smoke interact as the molten glaze reduces in an oxygen-starved container. These angels' wings are glazed to produce copper, blue, purple, green, and red flashes of color. Small fissures and surface scars from the firing process make them that much more unique.

Penguins, Owls, Turkeys, and Chickens

In a variety of finishes including Horsehair, Naked, and Obvara raku, each bird is scuplted and painted hand. Small penguins available in stoneware. Turkeys come in centerpiece size and votive with candle.