I created these lanterns to appear like a page from a leather bound storybook. Telling fables of the wild. Each lantern features a painted black border with a pressed sewing pattern and a porcelain rose imprinted wax seal.
The porcelain I use to create this piece is one of the purest and most expensive clay bodies available, called Bone China. It is of higher quality then your grandmothers fine china that she only takes out when she has company. What is bone China? While regular bone china is actually derived from calcined animal bones, the porcelain used in my pieces substitutes the animal bone with volcanic ash, which creates the same properties as the animal bones without the ethical component. While still creating a pure white, translucent strong clay body.
