Vintage “The Lava Egg” Raku Fired Pottery Sculpture by Dan Skinner — Wailuku, Hawaii — Field Find

+ THE FIND

A signed raku fired pottery sculpture by Dan Skinner, Wailuku, Hawaii — titled “The Lava Egg.” Vibrant blue multicolor glazing against a raku-fired finish that looks like it cooled from something much hotter. A collaboration between maker and fire, one of a kind. Found in excellent condition.

+ WHAT WE KNOW

• Title: The Lava Egg
• Artist: Dan Skinner
• Origin: Wailuku, Hawaii
• Technique: Raku fired pottery
• Glaze: Vibrant blue multicolor
• Signed: Yes — signed studio art piece
• Type: Studio art sculpture — one of a kind
• Condition: Excellent — no damage noted
• Weight: [WEIGHT]
• Dimensions: [DIMENSIONS]

+ THE STORY

Raku firing is a process that involves pulling pottery from a kiln at peak temperature and placing it directly into combustible material — the flames and smoke doing their own work on the glaze, producing results the artist can influence but never fully control. It is a collaboration between maker and fire, and the surface it leaves behind is unlike anything achieved any other way. Dan Skinner made this in Wailuku, Hawaii, and called it The Lava Egg. The name earns itself: the vibrant blue multicolor glazing against the raku-fired finish gives it an organic volcanic quality, something that looks like it cooled from something much hotter.

+ WHY WE CHOSE IT

Because a signed raku fired studio art piece by a named artist, made in Hawaii, titled The Lava Egg, is a specific and serious find. Because raku firing produces surfaces unlike anything achieved any other way. Because there is a difference between a decorative object and an actual work of art, and this is the latter.

+ ABOUT THIS PIECE

One available. Signed. No damage noted. A strong piece for a pottery collection, a studio art display, or anyone who recognizes the difference between a decorative object and an actual work of art.