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Wheel thrown raku vase with crackle glaze and triangle slip trailing by Dancing Dolphin Pottery

Wheel thrown raku vase with crackle glaze and triangle slip trailing by Dancing Dolphin Pottery

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This raku vase was thrown by me on my potter's wheel and raku fired at Bear's Mill in Greenville, Ohio (see www.BearsMill.com) with the Bear's Mill Potters. Raku pottery is not functional, but decorative. This vase is glazed with a 'crackle' glaze and I used underglazes and slip trailing to give it added color and texture.

If you aren't familiar with the Raku firing process, it is much more labor intensive that standard kiln firing. This is why you'll notice that raku and wood fired pots are usually more expensive. For raku, we throw the pots, let them dry, then bisque fire them in the kiln. Then, we mix up special raku glazes, glaze the pots...the videos will take over from here! It's very hot and you end up breathing smokey glaze chemicals--yuck! The firing can take all day long. But, potters love this challenge and the thrill of having your pot emerge from the metal trash cans with flashes of color on them!

Here's a basic video that I found that will give you an idea of the raku firing process: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5gpu5ynCxg&eurl=http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&q=raku+firing&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=pmOjScfLCoqhtwek99nSBA&sa=X

(Note: if link doesn't work, there are many other raku videos on YouTube!)

Height" 7.5" or 18.5cm tall
Vase opening: 3.25" or 9 cm wide

I ship worldwide. If you are interested, please "convo" me and I'll get a quote for you. Thanks for looking!

Added on Aug 09, 2009