These ceramic wall plaques depict knight chess pieces in black and white. Fired using the raku method, the glazed backgrounds capture magnificent copper flashes and glowing metallic colours.
Ready to hang. Sold as a pair.
Note: one of the plaques has a slight crack due to the thermal shock from the firing process.
Title: Your Move
Medium: Raku fired ceramic wall plaques
Size: 9.5(H) x 6.5(W) in each
What is raku? Glowing red hot ceramic pieces are taken from the kiln and placed in a material that catches fire, such as sawdust. They are then enclosed in a container with the flames. The lack of oxygen gives the glazes striking colours and patterns. Areas with no glaze take oxygen from the clay itself, leaving them with a beautiful matte black colour.
These are one-of-a-kind sculptures. No others of this kind exist or will be reproduced.
