The Cicada Ocarina is complete…

I began work on this on my birthday 2023, and after taking a week or so to finish it as greenware, took a whole year deciding how to glaze it. The day before my birthday 2024, I finally executed.

To me, cicadas are a symbol of transformation and entering a new phase of life, and this project covered a time of great change for me, covering pregnancy, birth, and the beginning of motherhood.

I’m incredibly pleased with the result. Sounds hauntingly lovely despite only playing three notes. I’ll find a way to let y’all hear it soon.

This was the first ocarina I’ve ever made, but it won’t be the last…

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