Painting Landscapes with Anagama

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This is a series of ceramic landscape paintings. The artworks' surfaces were created using soil and ash collected from the places they represent. Each was fired for three to four days in a large wood-fired anagama kiln. The pieces were fired at over 1300°C, during which the fly ash from the firewood fused with the soil to form a unique pattern on the surface. Parts of the pieces became buried under a thick layer of unmelted ash during the firing, resulting in a dark, charred surface that contrasts with the glossy colors.
 

The final results are unpredictable, made by the collaboration between the earth, the kiln, the firers, and the artist.