Oil lamps – the light of life
Clay lamps, inspired by Judaic folded oil lamps of the Second Temple period (516 BCE – 70 CE).
Special edition, made to order, commissioned by Holyland Pilgrimage Tours for the sacred community of LLUC.
Process
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Soils gathered from Banias, Santa Katarina (mt. Sinai) and Ramon Crater in the Negev – screened through a fine mesh.
Soils mixed into a terracotta clay block.
Shallow bowls / plates formed on a throwing wheel.
Plates folded to shape when clay has dried a bit, yet still flexible, then stamped with the HIRA studio logo 平.
Hand carved: LLUC.
Fired in a kiln to 1200 °C.
”I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 8:12