Last, but certainly not least - RAKU! We did four different raku projects. The saggar is definitely my favorite, followed closely by the naked raku. However, I love all of them.

First up the regular raku. We taped off our pieces and used 4 different raku glazes.


How gorgeous did this turn out? There is a tiny crack in the rim, but it's still amazing.




I glazed just inside the rim too.


Next up is the saggar. This is just yellow underglaze that was burnished. It's wrapped in copper, steel wool, and some yarn that I had.




This is the saggar container that was used in the kiln with a small kiln shelf top.




There were organics put into the chamber. Heather and I ate 5 bananas to put peels in. The pots were then stacked on each other, mine is the top left.




I can't get over the colors! The yarn acted a bit as a resist.




The other side looks completely different.




Next up is the naked raku. The pots were heated up and then dipped in slip. Then they were put back into the kiln with the slip casing.




When they came out they were put into garbage cans to reduce. The black is where the smoke went through the cracks in the slip.




Last, but not least, is the horse hair raku. This vase was normal white stoneware that was glazed with tera cotta engobe and Mayco milk glass.




When it came out of the kiln I had about 30 seconds to add the horse hair before the pot cooled.