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This small "Naked Raku Pot", which was created by Celeste Sabel Haynie, of Montgomery County, is strikingly smooth to the touch. Uniquely shaped, its colors and appearance will add elegant style to any area.
Raku originated in Japan in the 16th century, where raku vessels were and still are used in the traditional tea ceremony. It is a low-fire technique, where bisqued work is quickly heated to red hot temperature and then taken out of the kiln and reduced in wood shavings, newspaper or a similar combustible material. Raku ware is decorated with low-fire glazes, which usually contain a lot of frit. The clays used for this firing technique contain a high percentage of grog, so the work will be able to withstand the high temperature fluctuations, although this doesn't mean that other clays can't be used.
Source: www.ceramicstoday.com
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