Poetry by Fire, by Masakazu Kusakabe and Marc Lancet

Masakazu Kusakabe and Marc Lancet share in the Japanese Wood-fired Ceramics book:

“Ceramic pieces emerging from the wood kiln are imbued with an equally intriguing sense of beauty, whether they are the rich green tones of an Iga vase, the speckled flame-warmed volume of a Shigaraki storage jar, or the red and purple flame markings of a Bizen plate. It is a beauty that is at once as ancient as 1,000 years of wood-firing and yet as new as your latest firing strategy. It is a fierce and persevering beauty capable of enduring nature's most powerful forces and a beauty that has the elegance of fine crystals forming over a field of jade-green natural ash glaze.

Take a wood-fired piece in your hands. Can you follow the passage of the flame as it turns the clay a glowing red? Can you see where the river of fire eddied and deposited ash, which then melted into a spray of golden seed-shaped spots? Do you spot where an unexpected blush of violet is met with a frosted orange crust? Or find an expanse of clay where colors undulate and textures emerge? Can you imagine the dance of atmospheres? Some of these colors only are achievable by creating atmospheres like those in space: void of oxygen. With experience, you can track these effects and feel it all come together the caress of the flame, the gentle fall of ash like snow, the galactic voids free of oxygen. Eyes refreshed and heart opened, immerse yourself in the health-giving generosity of beauty.” 

In this course, fire and clay engage in a delicate dialogue, shaping surfaces, textures, and colors in unpredictable ways. If you are drawn to the alchemy of wood-fired ceramics, join Marc Lancet in an immersive course where the kiln becomes both a tool and a collaborator in the creative process.

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Join us for our Ceramics and Wood Firing Course.

An immersive journey guided by marc Lancet at Cerdeira - Home for Creativity.