Demonic Raku Poliwhirl (ocarina)
This dark-eyed, almost demonic looking shiny Poliwhirl was thrown on the wheel, sculpted with incredible detail, and fired in raku. Emerging from the fiery pits of raku, it’s difficult to capture in words the luminous iridescence of this piece. Depending on what angle you look at it, you’ll see subtle notes of metallic blue, green, bronze, purple, and copper buried within raku glaze. He doubles as an ocarina as well as a beautiful sculptural piece for you to appreciate. He features relaxing notes in the 3rd and 4th octaves. He’s not tuned to any particular scale and is meant to be played for enjoyment and to see where the sounds will take you instead of being led by sheet music.
Poliwhirl did suffer clean minor breakages on his left eye and arm. He was mended together with epoxy and the crack lines are barely noticeable.
Approximate dimensions: 7”H x 7”W
This dark-eyed, almost demonic looking shiny Poliwhirl was thrown on the wheel, sculpted with incredible detail, and fired in raku. Emerging from the fiery pits of raku, it’s difficult to capture in words the luminous iridescence of this piece. Depending on what angle you look at it, you’ll see subtle notes of metallic blue, green, bronze, purple, and copper buried within raku glaze. He doubles as an ocarina as well as a beautiful sculptural piece for you to appreciate. He features relaxing notes in the 3rd and 4th octaves. He’s not tuned to any particular scale and is meant to be played for enjoyment and to see where the sounds will take you instead of being led by sheet music.
Poliwhirl did suffer clean minor breakages on his left eye and arm. He was mended together with epoxy and the crack lines are barely noticeable.
Approximate dimensions: 7”H x 7”W
This dark-eyed, almost demonic looking shiny Poliwhirl was thrown on the wheel, sculpted with incredible detail, and fired in raku. Emerging from the fiery pits of raku, it’s difficult to capture in words the luminous iridescence of this piece. Depending on what angle you look at it, you’ll see subtle notes of metallic blue, green, bronze, purple, and copper buried within raku glaze. He doubles as an ocarina as well as a beautiful sculptural piece for you to appreciate. He features relaxing notes in the 3rd and 4th octaves. He’s not tuned to any particular scale and is meant to be played for enjoyment and to see where the sounds will take you instead of being led by sheet music.
Poliwhirl did suffer clean minor breakages on his left eye and arm. He was mended together with epoxy and the crack lines are barely noticeable.
Approximate dimensions: 7”H x 7”W
Raku is a Japanese firing process that involves taking glazed pieces out of the kiln at around 1800 degrees Fahrenheit and placed in a material that easily catches on fire such as sawdust or newspaper. This technique is used to starve the piece of oxygen and can create a myriad of colors within the glaze. It can produce beautiful results but at the risk of high breakage rates during the firing process due to the thermal shock the pieces are put through.
