{"product_id":"vessel-ubud-forest-ii","title":"Vase: Ubud Forest","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.75rem;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:0.25em;margin-top:0\"\u003eAbout\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWheel-thrown stoneware. Woodfired at GAYA Ceramic Art Center, Bali, February 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA small bottle form with iron-dark surface and porcelain slip marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21 × 14 cm (8.3 × 5.5 in)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.75rem;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:0.25em;margin-top:1.5em\"\u003eThe Making\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeavy iron-dark surface with ash streaks. Where the flame was hottest, the clay went dark and vitreous — iron-red fading into black at the shoulders, amber breaking through at the base. The ash settled thickly at the foot ring. The white marks are porcelain slip applied after shaping, before firing. The kiln darkened everything around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"margin-top:1.5em\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"list-style:none;cursor:pointer;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:0.4em\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.75rem;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0;display:inline\"\u003eThe Firing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size:0.85em;opacity:0.6\"\u003e— read more ▾\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade during a two-week wood firing workshop at GAYA Ceramic Art Center in Ubud, Bali, led by ceramicist John Dix — known for his Kurinuki carving technique and for teaching a looser, more instinctive approach to the wheel. The firing was led by master ceramicist Hillary Kane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe kiln was fed wood continuously for approximately 50 hours, reaching 1270°C. Fuel: coffee tree wood. Loading method: Kibuta — firewood packed tightly into the firebox to restrict oxygen, pushing volatile flames and fly-ash through the chamber. This creates the flashed color and natural ash surface you see on the piece. No glaze was applied. Everything you see is ash, clay body, clay slip, and porcelain slip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe team worked in shifts around the clock. I did two six-hour shifts — one overnight, one at the closing stage when the temperature was already near its peak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe firing ended with reduction cooling: oxygen was deliberately restricted as the kiln cooled, stealing oxygen molecules from the clay and surface. This produces the deep color shifts and the faint metallic quality. This was one of the last firings in this kiln — GAYA is relocating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e","brand":"Kutega","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51988041040168,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/1993\/9368\/files\/IMG_3379.jpg?v=1781712255","url":"https:\/\/kutega.com\/products\/vessel-ubud-forest-ii","provider":"Kutega","version":"1.0","type":"link"}