Height 46 cm 
“Solar Ash Bloom” is a striking Anagama-fired vessel whose rounded, timeless form becomes a canvas for the kiln’s most radiant alchemy. The surface is alive with natural ash deposits that settle into pale golden fields, contrasted by deep smoky passages that arc across the body like drifting shadows. These transitions, speckled with crater-like textures, resemble the blooming of sunlight through haze - soft, diffuse, and quietly dramatic.
Warm ember tones rise from the lower body, where flame intensity coaxed the clay into a gentle orange glow. The interplay between light and dark, matte and sheen, creates a visual depth that shifts with every angle, making the piece feel illuminated from within.
Echoing the expressive, material-centered approach appreciated in the works of ceramic artist Beatričė Kelerienė, “Solar Ash Bloom” stands as a testament to the unpredictable beauty of wood firing. No glaze formula could reproduce these markings; each gradient and speckle is a direct imprint of the kiln’s atmosphere over many hours of flame, ash, and reduction.
“Solar Ash Bloom” is both sculptural and functional in presence - a piece that enriches contemporary interiors and resonates as a standalone art object for collectors of atmospheric ceramics.