Raku pottery sculpture

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Philippe Buraud La porte du soleil - 'Gate of the Sun' Situated 37km south of Paris in the region of Essonne in a rural location is a quaint studio that attracts pottery aficionados wanting to explore the applications of Raku Ceramics. The workshops are conducted by Philippe Buraud and Jacqueline Hoerter whose backgrounds were respectively in Photography and Scientific Research before following their desire to create French Raku pottery.. After 20 years of striving, testing and researching…

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True Japanese Raku refers to pottery made by a specific family in Japan for pottery that is specifically made for the Japanese Tea Ceremony. This article will discuss Western-style Raku, developed by Paul Soldner in the 1960s. First you...

Raku generally refers to a type of low-firing process that was inspired by traditional Japanese raku firing. Western-style raku usually involves removing pottery from the kiln while at bright red heat and placing it into containers with combustible materials. Once the materials ignite, the containers are closed. This produces an intense reduction atmosphere which affects the colors in glazes and clay bodies. The drastic thermal shock also produces cracking (known as crackling since it is…

Ceramic raku fired moongazing hare with turquoise glaze with random copper lustre, also in white crackle & a lime green Size: 25cm High These pictures are general pictures of each item, the crazing will differ with each animal due to the unique nature of Raku. Raku is a rapid firing technique, adapted from an ancient Japanese firing. A small group of approx 15 pieces are placed in a small gas fired kiln and fired up to around 1,000o c, each piece is then individually taken out of the kiln re