Raku glaze ideas

Pottery is one of the oldest human inventions. Some fragments of ancient pottery found in southern China date back 20,000 years.

News and updates from raku pottery artist Steven Forbes-deSoule | Weaverville, NC.

Raku pottery is a bit of a law unto itself. Here are important differences about how to glaze raku pottery that will help you produce beautiful raku ware.

Pottery Making Info on Instagram: "From @helenrondell Managed to fit in a Raku firing between the rain showers. This is a close up of the glaze being removed from the pebble pattern after the firing. Sorry for the shaky camera work, tricky to do one handed. #nakedraku #potterymaking #pottery #ceramics #art #craft #handmade #potteryvideos #potteryvideo #raku #pottersofinstagram #instapottery"

These are the pieces from my last post. They have now been glazed and covered in oxides to help create an decayed surface, inspired by erosion from the ocean. Generally, I'm really happy with these results. Some need a bit of refinement, especially with the (bright blue) cobalt oxide. I will definitely be using more copper oxide (green) to create more natural shades and to stop the blue being quite as striking. Opening a kiln in sometimes really nerve-wracking so I'm really happy to have…

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.

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…

Using The Raku Method Raku firing is a low-temperature firing method. The pottery is removed from the kiln while the pots are hot and the glaze is still mol