Raku Afternoon

 

Raku day.

Above are a couple of the pieces before they undergo the raku process.

Please see my Flickr Gallery for more raku work.

The work is placed in water (I think this is where the cracking of the glaze happens - but can't be sure). Then the work is rinsed, any stubborn areas scrubbed and there is your finished piece!

Above is the day's finished work, some good and some not so good.

Below are my favoutite pieces.

Back to the ceramics!!

 The above are bisque fired are awaiting the glaze. Still experimenting at this stage so I don't really know what will happen.

 These have had been painted with masking fluid (for a thicker line and to maintain the areas of black - the unglazed areas after the raku firing) and then the glaze has been added on top. I will be scratching into these to try out some different lines.

Pottery is such a frusrating long, long process... I have to put these up now as I can't wait another month. They aren't too exciting but I sure the finished product will be fine. I'm staying with my fashion illustration theme as I LOVE it!

Working with Raku

Trying to embellish my work with more than just embroidery and fabric so I have set about trying some Raku.
What is Raku