About the Pueblo Raku Vase

Anasazi Indians of the US Southwest built series of multi-story adobe domiciles in recesses of canyon and cliff walls. Such complexes, known as a pueblo (Spanish for "village"), are recognized and revered worldwide. The Anasazi farmed crops on terraced slopes and irrigated fields until approximately 1300 AD, at which time they were forced to leave their massive pueblo dwellings after generations of drought.

The Adobe Pueblo Raku Art Vase pays tribute to the mesmerizing architecture of the early Southwest Indians. A sculpted replica of an adobe village surrounds the opening of the pot, while the lower portion displays a fantastic glow of warm colors - glimmering shades of burnt orange, copper, blue, and maroon. Each piece is hand-thrown in clay, placed in an outdoor kiln and fired to over 2000-degrees. While molten hot, the vase is placed in a pit with banana leaves and wood shavings that burst into flames. This intense, immediate reaction creates a one-of-a-kind variation on each vessel. Handcrafted in California and signed by the artist.