American Made Whimsical Smiling Cat Raku Pottery Tabletop Sculpture, 10"

This little guy is happy to see you - or maybe he has been up to something! Standing upright with a sizable smile and brass whiskers, the whimsical cat is crafted of clay with eye-catching white crackle and copper-like raku glazes. Measures approx 10" tall; Individually handmade and raku-fired in the USA. As each is a handmade creation, the feather arrangement and raku finish will vary slightly. What is Raku?... The art of modern raku pottery techniques arose from centuries-old Japanese methods of exposing ceramic clay to rapid low-fire temperature changes. Once the shaping and glazing of the bird sculpture is complete, it is fired to over 1800-degrees. While molten hot, it is placed in an airtight container with carbon-rich organic matter that bursts into a smoky smoldering atmosphere. This intense, immediate reaction creates the one-of-a-kind variation, resulting in radiant shades of burnt orange, copper, blue, and maroon. Raku is prized for its wonderful unpredictable patterns and colors created by oxidation when fired.

• This little guy is happy to see you - or maybe he has been up to something
• Whimsical Smiling Cat sculpture is handcrafted of ceramic clay with a sizable smile and brass whiskers
• Raku firing results in radiant shades of orange, blue, copper, brown and maroon
• Measures approx. 10" tall x 3.75" wide
• Individually handcrafted in the USA