raku fired fountain
with porcelain base
jewelry box
lamp with handmade paper and raku fired porcelain base
clock with copper backing
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Raku
is a special process of firing a glaze which is very fast. Raku was originally
developed by a Korean potter 300 years ago to make ware for the Japanese
tea ceremony. Each piece is heated very quickly to 1800 degrees Farenheit,
pulled out of the kiln and is put into a container filled with combustible
materials.These immediately burst into flames when the hot ceramic piece
touches it. The container is covered and left to smoke and cool. The fire
and smoke react with metals in the glaze to give a unique combination
of various colors and flashings on each piece.
The
glaze I use creates beautiful multicolored iridescence on the piece, the
colors resulting from how each one is individually smoked. All pieces
are therefore one of a kind.
fan pendant, sterling silver |