Ceramic candleholders, 'Elephant Bow' (pair)

Kneeling with reverent bow, two young elephants bring with them the glowing light of tradition. Kittikorn designs this graceful pair, cast of ceramic and beautifully detailed. Embellished with brown accents, they each carry a candle. Kittikorn uses modern-day kilns and tools to recreate the ceramic artistry made famous by Sawankaloke artisans since the 12th century, in central Thailand. They used special kilns that were partially underground and reached such high temperatures it took days before the items had cooled enough for the artisans to handle. Kittikorn works with local clays and after hand-painting the item, he uses a glaze of feldspar and longan wood ashes dissolved in water.