Seeds

I am fascinated by seeds and nuts. In most cases they are small and unspectacular. But they are a container that holds life inside, a hidden treasure.
I enlarge the tiny forms, abstract them so they are nearly unrecognizable. After a lot of smoothing and staightening and hours of polishing, I fire them in the naked raku technique, which results in a smooth surface, almost soft to the touch. And of course the typical craquelure patterns.
Sometimes I also give theme a pastellic coloring.