Select the product you like from the online store www.amatukalnelis.lt and make the payment. We will pack and ship the product within 3 business days.

Visit the "Amatų kalnelis" workshop in Anykščiai district, Inkūnai village, and choose your favorite item in person. Cash payment is available for purchases made on site.

All products are handmade from white chamotte clay and fired at 1040-1060 C. The result depends on the sculpting and firing techniques.

LABUKAI cups are handmade. We assemble them from 9 parts into a plaster mold. We carefully join all the parts, smooth the seams, and breathe life into the small handles. Then the cups dry on a shelf for a few days. Once completely dry, they go into an electric ceramic firing kiln, where they are fired at 1000 C. The hot kiln cools for a full day. When the temperature drops to about 100-200 C, we unload the cups and prepare them for glazing. First, we wash them under running water to remove any specks. Then, we apply several layers of glaze with a brush and put them back into the kiln - this time, firing them at 1060 C.

Takeaway coffee cups are also handmade. We press the relief of needlework onto the surface of rolled-out clay. Then, according to the created patterns, we cut out the necessary details from the clay sheet and assemble the cup on a special plaster body. After that, it undergoes the same processes as the LABUKAS cup.

Read about the inspiration and creation of the EMBROIDERED CLAY collection in the section About me

Smaller products are standardized and packaged in neat and secure boxes. For products shipped further, we add extra protection for safety.

Larger products are packaged in neat cardboard boxes with a window, and real rustic hay is used for cushioning. When you open such a box, a wonderful aroma tickles your nose. Such packaging is more decorative than safe, so we recommend purchasing these products locally. If you still wish to have such a product shipped, please contact us personally (contact link) to discuss your needs and options.

Takeaway coffee cups and LABUKAI mugs are made of white chamotte clay and covered with food-safe glaze. The safety of the glaze is indicated by the ceramic raw material manufacturer.

Larger ceramic products can be covered with artistic glazes and fired using the raku firing technique. We recommend using them only for dry products.

Coffee cups and LABUKAS mugs can be washed both by hand and in a dishwasher.

Larger items are recommended to be washed by hand and wiped dry.

This is a type of ceramics that comes from faraway Japan. Its products require strong chamotte clay, capable of withstanding large temperature differences. The items are fired in a special open-flame gas kiln. Once the temperature reaches 1060-1070°C, the kiln is opened, and the heated items are pulled out with long tongs and placed into a metal pot with sawdust. The sawdust immediately ignites from the intense heat, but once the lid is closed, the fire is deprived of oxygen, and the item smolders in thick smoke for several hours. In this environment, due to the lack of oxygen, a process called glaze reduction occurs, where due to a chemical reaction, glazes change color and acquire a magical copper glow. And although this technique requires great endurance and physical strength, the result each time inspires us to continue this hellish work.

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Fermented ceramics are characteristic of Baltic tribes and represent one of the most archaic methods of pottery. The brown clay found in our lands has a low firing temperature and is quite porous – even after firing, it allows water to pass through. So, our early ceramicist colleagues, about 1000 or more years ago, invented an excellent and rather simple method of sealing pores. Dried items were fired in pits or primitive kilns at around 900-1000°C, and once taken out, scorching hot, they were immersed in a liquid flour ferment. The ferment sizzles and runs along the surface of the vessel due to the intense heat, creating unpredictable patterns. There's no time to delay – a second or two later, the hot, spitting pot must be quickly plunged into cold water; otherwise, it will burn completely black, losing all its beautiful variegation.

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