Project description
I am looking for an experienced ceramic artist to hand-throw a single custom incense burner or essential-oil diffuser on the wheel. This is a small, functional piece meant for everyday use on a shelf or side table, not a decorative sculpture, so wheel-thrown construction (rather than slab or mold work) is important to me — I want to see the throwing lines and the character of a genuinely hand-made object.
The piece should be compact: roughly 8 to 14 cm tall and 8 to 12 cm in diameter, with a lidded chamber or a shallow dish depending on whether it ends up being a stick/cone incense burner or an open dish-style diffuser for essential oils. I am open to your recommendation on which form works best structurally, but I would like to discuss the internal volume before you start, since it affects burn time and airflow.
Ventilation is the part I care most about getting right. The piece needs a deliberate pattern of small holes or cut-outs — either a geometric arrangement (dots, crescents, a mandala-like radial pattern) or an organic motif (leaves, stars, a lattice) — that lets smoke or scent escape evenly without looking like an afterthought. Please sketch or describe your proposed hole pattern before carving so we can agree on placement and density, since too few holes chokes the burn and too many weakens the lid.
For glaze, I am drawn to warm, matte or satin earth tones — think sand, terracotta, sage green, or a soft charcoal — but I am happy to hear your suggestions based on what you know performs well and photographs well. The glaze must be food-safe is not required, but it does need to be stable under gentle, indirect heat from a smoldering cone or stick, and any interior surface that contacts oil should be non-porous.
What I expect from you: a quick sketch or reference-photo mockup before throwing begins, one round of revision on the hole pattern or glaze test tile, in-progress photos at the greenware and bisque stages, and secure packaging for shipping once the piece is glaze-fired. Please include your estimated timeline and let me know if you offer a matching small dish or tray as an add-on, since I may want one to catch ash or oil drips.
I am flexible on exact glaze color once we agree on the palette, but I would like final approval on the hole pattern sketch before you carve it into the leather-hard clay. Portfolio examples of similar burners or diffusers you have made previously would help me choose the right maker for this.
The piece should be compact: roughly 8 to 14 cm tall and 8 to 12 cm in diameter, with a lidded chamber or a shallow dish depending on whether it ends up being a stick/cone incense burner or an open dish-style diffuser for essential oils. I am open to your recommendation on which form works best structurally, but I would like to discuss the internal volume before you start, since it affects burn time and airflow.
Ventilation is the part I care most about getting right. The piece needs a deliberate pattern of small holes or cut-outs — either a geometric arrangement (dots, crescents, a mandala-like radial pattern) or an organic motif (leaves, stars, a lattice) — that lets smoke or scent escape evenly without looking like an afterthought. Please sketch or describe your proposed hole pattern before carving so we can agree on placement and density, since too few holes chokes the burn and too many weakens the lid.
For glaze, I am drawn to warm, matte or satin earth tones — think sand, terracotta, sage green, or a soft charcoal — but I am happy to hear your suggestions based on what you know performs well and photographs well. The glaze must be food-safe is not required, but it does need to be stable under gentle, indirect heat from a smoldering cone or stick, and any interior surface that contacts oil should be non-porous.
What I expect from you: a quick sketch or reference-photo mockup before throwing begins, one round of revision on the hole pattern or glaze test tile, in-progress photos at the greenware and bisque stages, and secure packaging for shipping once the piece is glaze-fired. Please include your estimated timeline and let me know if you offer a matching small dish or tray as an add-on, since I may want one to catch ash or oil drips.
I am flexible on exact glaze color once we agree on the palette, but I would like final approval on the hole pattern sketch before you carve it into the leather-hard clay. Portfolio examples of similar burners or diffusers you have made previously would help me choose the right maker for this.
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