The World of The Fish-Whistles

Here are some 5-holed Fish-Whistles made out of white clay.

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Chirping Birds

Here it is a collection of my chirping birds “Owl With Berries”. Some of them are simple whistles with 2 holes.

Dialogue – Improvisation 2010

Запис своєрідного “Діалогу-імпровізації” було створено у травні 2010 року студентами із Львівської національної академії мистецтв. Тут задіяні різноманітні керамічні музичні інструменти, виготовлені Олександрою Чаплій.

 

HOUSE, WHERE THE SOUL LIVES

“HOUSE, WHERE THE SOUL LIVES”

– the diploma work (master degree), made by
Oleksandra Chapliy (curator – Stepan Andrusiv) in
2010 at the Department of Artistic Ceramics in Lviv
National Academy of Arts (Ukraine).

A new collection of sounding ceramics / Нова колекція звукової кераміки

A new collection of sounding ceramics have appeared this month. I have some nightingales, whistles and 4-holed ocarinas.

Playing the Ceramic Horn

Ocarina – Sunflower / Окарина – Соняшник

Here are two types of 4-holed ocarinas: big and medium. The big ones are in B, Bb and A key. The medium are in C and C#.
В наявності є два види 4-отворових окарин: великі та середні. Великі мають тональності B, Bb та A. Середні – С та С#.

The Lemko Songs Played on 4-Holed Ocarina

Some Lemko Folk Songs played on 4-holed ocarina.
Ocarina player and maker – Oleksandra Chapliy
Ukraine, Lviv, 2014

Heart&HandMade Ocarinas

 

This year I began to create new forms of ocarinas using the 4-Hole “English Style” system. Here are some examples of “Sunflowers”, “Sheep”, “Fish” and other series.

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