Each box is hand made,
using the score and slip
hand building technique.

The lid is cut off. The inside
is then decorated with a
small clay hand-sculptured
treasure inside the bottom
of each box, for example a
small orchid inside the
orchid box, banana inside
the monkey box.

The inside of the lid is
decorated with a phase or
saying that fits the motif of
the box. I've been using
"Monkey Business" in
many of the monkey boxes,
but the phases vary
depending on my day's
inspiration.

Feet are added. I use two
different styles - either
fluted feet like on the orchid
box picture or strawberry
feet like on the piano box.

Handles are added on
many of the boxes, then the
motif on the top.
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reserved.
Monkey Box
Orchid Box
Sea stars Box
Turtle Box
Sea horse Box
Piano Box
Two Hearts Box
Rooster Box
After completion, each box slowly dries for about a week and is then bisque fired. Raku glazes are applied. After
drying overnight, the piece is raku fired. About 30% of all boxes are lost in the firing process, due to the pressure put
on the pieces going from room temperature to 2000 degrees, then back to room temperature within a couple of
hours. However, the glaze effects from raku firing are worth the effort.

Raku Boxes - $65 each, plus $15 shipping. Allow 6 weeks for special orders.
Raku Boxes