Raku firing pottery

Raku is a popular type of Japanese pottery that was used in tea ceremonies in Japan. Many tea masters liked Raku because the objects such as chawan tea bowls

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This article will review some Raku glaze formulas and the instruments needed for the technique. Lets make some beautiful pottery.

One of the things I love about Raku is how fast you can do a firing. You can do several Raku firings in one day so it’s important

Raku Process. My FAVORITE way to fire pottery.

Raku Horsehair vase.

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A 5,200-year-old bowl found in Iran’s Burnt City in the 1970's featured a series of five images that researchers have identified as being sequential, much like those in a zoetrope. Giving the bowl a spin, one would see a goat leaping to snatch leaves from a tree, as seen in the video clip below. What is also interesting is the images were drawn in distinct frames, similar to a film strip. The remarkable piece of pottery was unearthed from a burial site by Italian archaeologists, who hadn't…

Almost everyone will tell you that raku pottery is not water tight or food safe. There are good reasons for this advice. But can you seal raku pottery at all? Can it be made even a little bit functional? or is it really purely decorative? If you have bought or made some raku pottery and you want to try and seal it, have a look at some of these suggestions and see if they work for you.