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For me, raku is all about fire and smoke.
Although I make an occasional lustre or
crackle glazed piece, my focus for raku is
decorating the burnished clay pieces. I
like the soft, subtle look of a vase coated
with terra-sigilata and polished to a soft
shine. I finish these pieces by either
applying horsehair and feathers at 1700
degrees or through a process called
"Naked Raku".
Naked Raku is a process where the
burnished piece is coated with a clay slip
designed to crack and fall off as the pot is
cooled. The piece is removed from the
kiln at around 1500 degrees and set in a
reduction chamber to cool and take on
carbon.
All of may burnished pieces are sprayed
with a light coat of polyurethane to protect
the finish from handling.
Although I make an occasional lustre or
crackle glazed piece, my focus for raku is
decorating the burnished clay pieces. I
like the soft, subtle look of a vase coated
with terra-sigilata and polished to a soft
shine. I finish these pieces by either
applying horsehair and feathers at 1700
degrees or through a process called
"Naked Raku".
Naked Raku is a process where the
burnished piece is coated with a clay slip
designed to crack and fall off as the pot is
cooled. The piece is removed from the
kiln at around 1500 degrees and set in a
reduction chamber to cool and take on
carbon.
All of may burnished pieces are sprayed
with a light coat of polyurethane to protect
the finish from handling.
