This sculptural piece was hand built using a porcelain clay and a Japanese pottery firing process called Raku. The exterior was burnished without a glaze allowing it to retain its raw, organic beauty. It was then encased in a clay “saggar” fired in my home built raku kiln, then placed in a combustion chamber. Here fire and smoke swirled, leaving behind a unique carbon footprint, a mystery only revealed once the casing was removed. What makes these saggar pieces stand out is this element of surprise, no two are ever the same. This porcelain piece was formed intuitively, tall undulating edges began to emerge later resembling a sort of pod. The carbon patterns appear as if the pod had gone through a rapid growth. Its Japanese name ‘Poddo’ evolved, meaning pod.