SASSIRIKA
CERAMICS
BHANTE CLAY DEVOTIONAL OBJECTS
Bhante bowls
£58 each. Approx 8cm H x 14cm W
My hope is that these objects will offer people a special sense of connection with Sangharakshita if he was their Buddhist teacher. Alternatively, they can serve as an aesthetic and subtle memento mori or a reminder of the truth of impermanence for anyone for whom such reflection is key.
At present, I am making symbolic alms bowls and malas. See Bhante Clay Process for more information about how I turned the raw clay dug out of the ground into a workable clay body.
Please contact me if you would like to find out more or place an order.
"I love Sassirika's ceramics. Each piece is uniquely beautiful. The shrine bowls made from the clay from Bhante's grave have made very special gifts to some dear friends."
Satyadasa
"Sassirika listened with care and receptivity to my vision of the alms-bowl, and knowing her work, I simply trusted whatever would emerge in the meeting between her and the clay. I was moved and delighted when I saw the bowls: one for myself, and one a gift for a friend. They are perfectly crafted - subtle and beautiful in their form, weight, finish, colouring. Each one uniquely marked but in harmony with the other."
Akasajoti
£62. Approx 8.5cm H x 14cm W
£38 each.
Spherical bowl. Approx 7cm H x 9cm W
£38 each.
Spherical bowl. Approx 7cm H x 9cm W
£38 each.
Spherical bowl. Approx 7cm H x 9cm W
£42 each
Faceted bowl. Approx 7cm H x 10.5cm W
£42 each
Faceted bowl. Approx 7cm H x 10.5cm W
Malas
£120 for 108 beads, £65 for 54 beads
"I am so pleased with the mala beads Sassirika made for me on request. Since receiving them I meditate with them every day. They are very smooth to hold and fill my heart with love as Sassirika made them with earth from our Buddhist teacher's grave."
Alokavira
"I first saw this mala ten months ago, I was completely drawn to it by its beauty, and I just loved the colours. Then Sassirika told me that she had made the beads from the earth of my Buddhist teacher's grave and that she had worked the soil to turn it into a clay ready to make these beads and mala.
The knots in between the beads represent the interconnection between all beings and the pendant is Kuan Yin, the bodhisattva of compassion.
This mala is so beautifully made, with deep meaning and thoughtful detail. I use it every day and look at it many times a day admiring its beauty and meaning."
Prajnamala
See Buddhist Jewellery for more Bhante clay objects.
Bhante clay shrine set
£220.
Comprises 11 pieces: vase, incense bowl, incense tray, 8 offering bowls.
Wheel-thrown and hand-built, decorated, with layered glazes.
Dimensions (approx)
Vase: 6.5 x 7cm ⌀
Incense bowl: 4.5 x 7cm ⌀
Incense tray: 2.5 x 13 x 5.5cm
Offering bowls: 3.5 x 6cm ⌀
Bhante clay ikebana bowl
A wide low bowl which can be used as shown here as a bowl for floral displays but would also work well as an incense bowl.
Wheel-thrown with layered glazes.
£170 10cm H x 25cm W
Bhante clay incense trays
Wheel-thrown and altered. Layered glazes.
£20 Length: 13.5cm Width: 6cm
