(2022 & 2023) Our monthly volunteering at Assisi Hospice is finally culminating in this fundraising auction held around the annual gala dinner.

Please bid or donate here:

www.Assisidinner.com

Visit Assisi Hospice website to see the amazing work they are doing for palliative care.

www.assisihospice.org.sg

50% of Assisi Hospice’s patients are poorest of the poor and means-tested to the lowest income level. Our patients, especially those from underprivileged families, require help from the community in times of distress. Your support is crucial for us to continue this journey of love in serving our community of patients and families. We hope to raise more than $1 million from Assisi Dinner 2022.

Sake set handmade by Rayn for Assisi hospice fundraising gala dinner auction.

The yellow and blue macro-crystalline glaze on the carafe is titled "Imperial Moonshine" as it triggers in the artist a sense of nostalgia and mysteriousness from the distant past. The transcendental beauty of translucent porcelain hints of ancient luxury from the orient. This glaze is coloured by the oxides of Manganese and Cobalt.

All interior surfaces of this sake set are covered with a food-safe transparent glaze.

Celebrating the bond of friendship, this 4-piece sake set (consisting of a carafe and 3 cups) represents how single pieces, each with different functions, come together to serve a greater purpose. The signature hexagonal design symbolises Unity in Diversity as they form a perfect network with zero distance between unique individuals.

Dimensions:

Carafe: 4.5cm x 6cm x 23cm

Cup: 6cm x 7cm x 6cm

2.5x tax deduction is applicable to the amount that exceeds the start bid price of this item = Final winning bid price - start bid price ($300)

 

 

Titled: ‘Rare Earth Pink Cloud’

Analogous to the formation of willemite crystals in earth’s magma that takes millions of years, the exterior of the carafe is covered with a macro-crystalline glaze that requires highly precise formulation and firing procedure to create the flowery blooms. The pink colour of the exterior glazes is obtained through the oxide of the rare earth element - Erbium. 

With guidance from Rayn, the creative process enabled Mdm Tan to find joy and independence through painting. Three years ago, she was diagnosed with sepsis (blood infection) and became critically ill. Eventually she pulled through but had to amputate both her arms and part of her legs due to gangrene. She was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and joined Assisi Hospice’s Day Care Centre in Jan 2021. Despite her health and physical challenges, she remains bubbly and cheerful amidst adversity. She enjoys chatting with staff and other patients and the physiotherapy, music and art therapy sessions.

Mdm Tan said, “I am happy that my artwork has been chosen to contribute to charity.”

This unique 4-piece sake set (consisting of a carafe and 3 cups) is born from the collaboration of local potter Rayn Leow, founder of Ceramication, and our Day Care patients. It is lovingly designed and hand-painted by our Day Care patient, 74 year-old Som, under the guidance of Rayn. After painting, the carafe and cups were covered with a food safe transparent glaze and fired to 1200 degrees Celsius. These pieces are made of translucent porcelain - a mark of their durability and beauty.

This unique 4-piece sake set (consisting of a carafe and 3 cups) is born from the collaboration of local potter Rayn Leow, founder of Ceramication, and our Day Care patients. It is lovingly designed and hand-painted by our Day Care patient, 89 year-old Sister Margaret, under the guidance of Rayn. After painting, the carafe and cups are covered with a food safe transparent glaze and fired to 1200 degrees Celsius. These pieces are made of translucent porcelain - a mark of their durability and beauty.

See how day-care patients at Assisi Hospice give their heart and soul to design and create their one-of-a-kind sake set for the fundraising gala on 28th August 2022.

Hosted and coordinated by Little Botany, a fundraiser for Assisi Hospice was held in Mar 2022 to help drive funding for palliative care. Ceramication sponsored handcrafted pots made according to the ‘sky’ theme. The event managed to gather eight thousand dollars for the cause through an IG Live auction.

Series description:
Painting sky scenes using macro-crystaline glaze.

To mimic scenes of the sky, different formulas are blended, layered and then fired to very specific procedure to grow crystals against backgrounds of contrasting colours.

The blue hues are from
Cobalt oxide.
The white clouds and snows - titanium dioxide.
Yellows from manganese dioxide.
Green from cupric oxide (copper).

Title: Dawn, 蓦然回首

Form: DirtyGirl

Description:
The scene from Dawn is depicted where you can see stars, the sun and the moon at the same time. Eternal, constant and forward looking to a better life ahead.

Title: Horizon, 浪迹天涯

Form: DirtyBoy

Description:
The horizon is depicted with a white sky and blue seas with crashing waves and splashes. Although the horizon is where two spaces meet, you’ll never find a border. It is everywhere and nowhere. This represents endless love and commitment that disregards even extreme differences. Something the world needs more of, right now.

Title: Peace；
风尘起落，笑看人生
Form: HexPot Version 2

Description:
This pair of plant pots depicts the condition of human existence.
Good day, bad day.
Golden sunlight on a cloudy and breezy day;
Grey clouds on a gloomy, dull, Ominous day.

Life is as much about sadness as it is about happiness. The fixation on either is ruinous to our well-being.
We have to find our inner peace - the invisible line in the middle.

Title: Contemplation,
坐看云起时

Form: HexMini set
(Tall, Grande, Venti)

Description:
This scene is depicting a park view at sunrise - a good life can be spent with friends and family or alone in contemplation. Represented through height and colours are clouds, sunrise, green grass and plants.