Description
Handmade ornamental jar by ceramist Hélène Fleury
6½ x 6½ x 9¼''
Photo 360
Creation process
This jar was first rotated and then fired with the famous and intriguing technique of Obvara firing, which actually involves immersing the piece in water as it comes out of the oven. This technique is also called flour Raku. It comes from the countries of Eastern Europe and presumably, it would have been born because of an extremely hot pottery which would have fallen into a tub of water or macerated leftovers of table. This accident would have created amazing patterns on the surface of the pot.
Obvara once had a mythical charge. Designs obtained by fire and water sometimes create eye shapes. They are said to have the power to protect food from evil spirits. The driftwoods with their suggestive shapes would also participate in protecting the contents of the jar.
The artist
Hélène Fleury
Rivière-Ouelle
To give oneself freely and joyfully to the work of shape, one must intimately know its substance. That is when the artwork comes to life and breathes. This feeling is beyond words.
Some work will never breathe. There is no need to insist, you have to know when to recover the clay and start over. As long as it is not cooked, this fascinating material can be indefinitely restored to its original state.
I started as a potter at a very young age. Then went on as a visual artist. I have carried out many projects as a painter and sculptor, some of them grandiose like directing the construction of architectural trompe l’oeil murals.
My career in visual arts, especially the years during which I was modelling clay to make bronzes, has led me to where I am now. Creating a thrown piece with applied shaped parts has somewhat become my signature. Even if it is a delicate process, especially with porcelain, it is a challenge that I enjoy every step of the way.
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Ceramic jar, obvara firing, driftwood ornament, orange model
Product Code: HEF-OBV-010
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