Raku

With my ceramics teacher Javier and his wife Anita, we had an afternoon of doing RAKU.  Basically the pieces are heated to about 1000 degrees C (1832 degrees F).  We take them out of the hot oven and place them in a bed of saw dust.  Cover with more saw dust, and then place a [...]

Just made. recién hecha.

Mike in Action – Bowl and Plate

the process is:  first turn on the wheel.  These pieces are after the first turn.  Then, in a week, a second turn on the wheel, sculpting the piece into shape and design.  Then, let them dry, cook them in the oven.  Once cooked, sand paper, decorate with pigments, ‘esmalte’, paint, etc.  Then in the oven [...]

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