It begins with fire

Watch my good friend Kiok load the furnace with scrap iron we reclaimed from smashing a bathtub with a sledgehammer. I created a packed sand mold of my folded wool sweater to create a dynamic base for a Raku-style vessel. I coated the iron in a hot copper patina which creates the orange finish. The low-fire ceramic glaze also contains copper. For generations, my family has worked in one of the largest copper mines in the world. View the finished work here.