making functional pieces I have been making incense burners. after a chat with Petros at the Pragmata Gallery in Tokyo I thought that as Japanese people like to buy beautiful things that also have a purpose, incense burners would be fun to have a go at – and they don’t have to be waterproof. they do have to have feet, because they get hot, and they have to have a lid, and holes for the smoke to come out of. so this is an adaptation of my usual bottle shape, quite similar to the jars I made last year. first the main cylinder of the body joined with slip for glue and a little extra pressure with small acorns for buttons the base cut out to fit slip applied the edges pushed down to make the foot then four actual feet added the top the gap sealed paddled into shape a little bit for a handle attached the cut made all round with a knife, a notch for placing, the bottom half and a little piece added on the inside to hold the lid back together and the last thing, four holes cut out to allow the smoke out. I made four today, four yesterday, and four on friday. probably there will be another four tomorrow. I would like to make some black ones as well ….. Post navigation grand ideas, inspiration and temptationmaking bowls 6 Comments Hello Jane, really enjoyed your post, thanks, all the pieces look wonderful 🙂 Funnily enough I made my first incense burner the other day..not sure if my design will work though! Reply Sounds so simple!! LOL I am sure is requires more talent to look so easy!! Got to keep the ideas flowing. Looking lovely. 🙂 Reply Good set of demo pics Jane, lovely free style as usual with your work. Particularly liked your construction for the gallery to secure the lid, simple but effective. Eye opener for me, I always make them too complicated! Reply gallery, that’s the word! Mark, I think with charcoal they do work …. thanks all! 😀 Reply Thank you, Jane. The simplicity and raw beauty of your work continues to inspire me. I truly appreciate your posts. It is kind and generous of you to so carefully photograph each step in your process. All the Best! Reply hi Deborah, thank you so much for these kind words! Reply Leave a ReplyCancel reply This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Hello Jane, really enjoyed your post, thanks, all the pieces look wonderful 🙂 Funnily enough I made my first incense burner the other day..not sure if my design will work though! Reply
Sounds so simple!! LOL I am sure is requires more talent to look so easy!! Got to keep the ideas flowing. Looking lovely. 🙂 Reply
Good set of demo pics Jane, lovely free style as usual with your work. Particularly liked your construction for the gallery to secure the lid, simple but effective. Eye opener for me, I always make them too complicated! Reply
Thank you, Jane. The simplicity and raw beauty of your work continues to inspire me. I truly appreciate your posts. It is kind and generous of you to so carefully photograph each step in your process. All the Best! Reply