Raku-The Process

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Raku has become popularly known in the West as a technique originating in Japan in the sixteenth century. The work is rapidly fired, and removed from the kiln when glowing hot and placed in a secondary reduction container ,a more recent Western development, typically a garbarge can filled with newspaper, sawdust or other bits of combustible organic materials, creating particular colors, textures, and metallic oxides. The growth of interest in raku today is probably due to its own particular features: the earthiness of smoked clay, combined with vibrant colored glazes and the fact that work may be glazed and fired all in one day. Return to Home Page
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