RAUGO INCENSE BURNERS
2025
RAUGO ceramic incense burner collection made using traditional Baltic sourdough firing technique.
Each piece was made using either a wheel throwing or slip casting technique using clay. Some pieces were coloured using pigments and glazed and some pieces were fired in a low temperature in a handmade gas kiln and then dipped in a sourdough starter which burns an unique pattern into the surface of the object. This technique is an old, traditional firing from the Baltics, called Raugo or Obvara. Pieces of the incense burner are meant to become more and more dark and charred over the time of using. With the time passing, ashes left by incense sticks and scented cones enrich the natural, smoke-like aesthetics of the Raugo firing. The object gets more seasoned and transform with each burning session, using aging and passing time to its advantage.
Sourdough mix was kindly aquired from a beloved local baker, Mr. Czesław Jurgiel whos bread oven bakes bread since 1937
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Each piece was made using either a wheel throwing or slip casting technique using clay. Some pieces were coloured using pigments and glazed and some pieces were fired in a low temperature in a handmade gas kiln and then dipped in a sourdough starter which burns an unique pattern into the surface of the object. This technique is an old, traditional firing from the Baltics, called Raugo or Obvara. Pieces of the incense burner are meant to become more and more dark and charred over the time of using. With the time passing, ashes left by incense sticks and scented cones enrich the natural, smoke-like aesthetics of the Raugo firing. The object gets more seasoned and transform with each burning session, using aging and passing time to its advantage.
Sourdough mix was kindly aquired from a beloved local baker, Mr. Czesław Jurgiel whos bread oven bakes bread since 1937
