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Holvila Bonsai Pots - Sweden. Thor Holvila.

After having practiced bonsai for some time, Thor Holvila learnt his craft as apprentice to a raku technique pioneer, prior to opening his own bonsai ceramics studio in 2009. He has since become one of Europe's leading up and coming bonsai ceramists and his pots are sought after across Europe and U.S.A. Like most great potters, Thor pots have his own very distinct style.
Thor uses simple tools on very soft, rough clay to create his unique style of pots, which beautifully reflect the landscape and environment of his Scandinavian surroundings, and the nordic tales and traditions. He is best known for his rugged pots, perfect for those aged masculine trees, and superb glazes, mixed from various oxides, ashes and slips of clay. ​
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The Holvila Miniatures Collection

In 2017 Thor Holvila created this incredible set of mame / palm sized pots to celebrate his signature themes and glazes before he went off to Tokoname in Japan to work with esteemed Japanese potter Shuhu.  

This is the only such set Thor made, and it is an honour to have this in the collection. Each piece represents a wonderful record of the work of this fantastic artist,  pre his Japan era, which has undoubtedly and understandably had a great and positive impact on his work.
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D314 - 

A freeform sqrare, textured shohin pot with interesting rock like finish, and complentary glaze.
​15.4cm.
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D329 - 

A cream kifu pot, with an interesting shape and a fantastic glaze!
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D330 - 

Please excuse the photograph, but what a glaze!
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D349 - 

A kifu sized rectangle in a stunning 'cow' glaze. In beige and brown, with hues of purple and blue coming through.
​26.5cm
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D492 - 

The design of this pot is inspired by the castle towers srrounding the city of Visby, Gotland. The feet are warriors storming the impregnable fortress. A good theme that houses and protects the tree from external threats.
The first of it's kind. The glaze is flowing in white-brown veils with elements of blue; like ice casing the walls on a December day. On the underside, two warriors are facing Grendel - a mythological monster that ravages the Viking Hall at night in the epic tale of Beowulf.
21.4cm
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D568 - 

This fantastic shohin / kifu rectangle was roughly carved with a stick, and was Thor's first carved pot depicting a Noric landscape. The glaze is reminiscant of a aged, rusty treasure chest, and the feet are carved bird's wings. 
​18.5cm
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D756 - 

A soft cornered rectangle, with block cut feet, and a beautiful light glaze with vibrant reds and baby blue.
​21.3cm
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D1531 - 

Made of bone white clay, this sturdy shohin rectangle is beautifully finished in a multilayered fire glaze, with cobalt streaks predominatly to one side.
13.7cm.
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D1641 - 

A simply stunning kifu glazed rectangle with block cut feet. The clean ice white glaze has subtle highlights of green to the rim, and thick drips of ice blue to the base.
​20.2cm

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D1642 - 

A beautifully crafted glazed shohin / kifu oval, with corner and feet details and a stunning glaze with tones of yellow, green, and brown.
​17.3cm

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