The ceramic creation "Puranakata"

Abstract

The ceramic creation "Puranakata" has a purpose to study the Puranakata pattern and create a ceramic sculpture using this concept. It was a developmental research with results as follows: the Puranakata pattern used a gilded black lacquer technique on a red or black surface. The pattern consists of flowers, a cauldron, climbing plants, and flying birds. Their meaning is plentifulness. This has led to a ceramic creation with a big rectangle as a base and a small rectangle on the top. The shape's concept is a Northern Thailand ancient temple structure. The pattern's concept is the Puranakata pattern in Viharn Namtaem Wat Phra That Lampang Luang, Lampang province. The creation used earthenware clay from Baan Patan, Hang Dong district, Chiang Mai. The forming used the slab technique. The outer surface was painted with brown clay slip mixed with 5% ferric oxide. The pattern is white clay slip applied on a Puranakata pattern stencil. The artwork was fired at 1200°C. The shape and the pattern go well together.