Fermented Ceramics Poppy Seed Sets

I make these poppies by hand from white chamotte clay. Once dry, I load them into a gas kiln and fire them at 1000°C. Red-hot, I quickly dip them into a bubbling liquid raku glaze. The glaze gets very scared when it comes into contact with such a hot poppy and splashes even more, creating unique mottled patterns on its surface. I instantly pull the poppies from the glaze and immerse them in cold water, where they bubble and cool, not very pleased. Once slightly cooled, I remove them from the water and let them dry. Once dry, I attach the stems and send them to any part of the world.

And if there are difficult moments, look at my poppies - they have been through fire and water, and perhaps that is why they have become so beautiful 🙂.

How to use them?

POPPY can be used in several ways:

• as a decorative interior detail;
• as a home fragrance stick;
• as part of a composition with other dried plants in a vase.

Product information:

• Material: white chamotte clay
• Surface: unglazed
• Firing method: raku firing technique
• Firing temperature: 1000 °C
• Poppy head size: 3.5 × 4 cm
• Total length with stem: 42–43 cm
• Each poppy is handmade and unique
• Small differences in color, pattern, and shape are possible – this is the result of handmade work and the raku firing process.