{"product_id":"sea-reef","title":"Sea Reef","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSold, private collection.\u003c\/strong\u003e Inquire for a unique version as a commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA combination sculpture: a burnished black night sky, etched with symbols in electric metallic color, sits above a body of blue burnished color carrying the white dripping-clay agua technique. Shaved and shaped sea turtles, cold-painted after firing, swim through fully etched and carved reef and shells, with a slight metallic texture at the base creating the feel of texture beneath the water — from open sea to native night sky, working seamlessly throughout the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKick-wheel thrown, burnished, and sgraffito-carved in my San Juan de Oriente studio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMy Process\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery Atlantis sculpture begins with the same Gran Nicoya materials that have been worked in San Juan de Oriente for more than a thousand years: local dug clay, sourced slip clay, burnished slip color, and etching and carving back down through those layers to the clay beneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnhanced slip colors and my own application techniques bring innovation to that palette while the traditional methods stay exactly as they were.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd here is the irony: it is the native no-glaze method that opens the door to the contemporary layer.\u003c\/strong\u003e Because nothing seals the surface, I can come back after the firing and hand-paint modern color directly into the exposed clay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade by Paul Devoti and the Atlantis Studio team\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Atlantis Studio, San Juan de Oriente, Nicaragua\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTradition: Gran Nicoya clay technique\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlaze: none — all fired color is clay slip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdition: unique, one of one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned: Atlantis — PHD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailability: \u003cstrong\u003eSold, private collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 10 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth: 7 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepth: 7 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked:\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre designs repeated?\u003c\/strong\u003e Every sculpture is a one-of-a-kind expression within a design collection. Nothing is cast, duplicated or reproduced — each one meticulously handcrafted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you take commissions?\u003c\/strong\u003e Selectively, with a waiting list. Commissions work best starting from a finished Atlantis piece — a variation on something already seen. This is a good place to start.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cfigure style=\"margin:2em 0 0\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0327\/6049\/6265\/files\/paul-devoti-kiln-san-juan-de-oriente.jpg?v=1785271758\" alt=\"Paul Henry Devoti loading a carved Atlantis vessel into the kiln in San Juan de Oriente, Nicaragua\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;display:block\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption style=\"padding-top:1.2em\"\u003eAtlantis ceramic art sculptures are created through an intense yet delicate journey — traditional methods and materials, enhanced with creative and modern innovation. It is my pleasure to present Atlantis Ceramic Art Sculptures to the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul Henry Devoti · San Juan de Oriente, Nicaragua\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e","brand":"Atlantis Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47703753162889,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0327\/6049\/6265\/files\/small-water-1-2048.jpg?v=1785464220","url":"https:\/\/atlantistudio.com\/products\/sea-reef","provider":"Atlantis Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}