Edited by Anderson Turner
Raku, pit and barrel firing are three of the most popular firing techniques in ceramics. Accessible to anyone involved in this expressive medium, the unifying theme of these three techniques is the ability to work directly with the fire to achieve both quick and unique results not available with more conventional firing techniques.
Raku, Pit & Barrel: Firing Techniques is a collection of carefully selected feature articles from Ceramics Monthly and Pottery Making Illustrated, the two most widely read ceramics arts publications in the world. This handbook is divided into three sections covering each of these popular topics. Within each section you’ll discover some of the most beautiful work now being produced in this field, as well as extensive how-to techniques and step-by-step instructions to help you duplicate the processes in your own studio.
Explore the pages of Raku, Pit & Barrel: Firing Techniques and discover the many special effects available to potters with these ancient alternative firing methods. Experience the thrill of working with glowing red-hot clay in a raku kiln, uncovering pieces from the hot coals of a pit fire or peeling the aluminum foil off your latest experiment fired in a barrel.
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Raku, Pit & Barrel: Firing Techniques
Hal Riegger: Raku Pioneer
by Gregg Allen Lindsley
Karen Shapiro: The Art of Everyday Life
by Lisa Crawford Watson
Dazzling Crackles
by Sumi von Dassow
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What’s a Raku Glaze?
by Steven Branfman
Raku as practiced in the West is a low-fire method in which we quickly heat the ware, remove the ware from the kiln when the glaze has melted, and perform some type of post-firing process to the piece. To read more, order Raku, Pit & Barrel today.
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Raku Glazing: An Alternative Look
by Steven Branfman
Peel-Away Slip in a Hurry
by Mark S. Richardson
Horsehair Raku
by Bob Hasselle
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Hot-Wired: Wrapping Raku Pots with Wire
by Mark Gordon
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I'm not sure what inspired me to crisscross copper wire for use as a surface treatment. Whatever my inspiration, the result is an unpredictable skin shaped by the melting copper and molten glaze. To read more, order Raku, Pit & Barrel today.
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Where There’s Smoke: Testing Raku Combustibles
by Frank James Fisher
Lisa Merida-Paytes: Cutting to the Bone
by Steve Kissing
George Whitten: Icons and Artifacts
by Bob Hasselle
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The Golden Touch: Enhancing Raku with Lusters
by John Martin
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With commercial lusters, the glazed form records the memory of the fire. Gold luster flashes in the raku reduction, extending its range of character while creating beautiful transitions of color. To read more, order Raku, Pit & Barrel today.
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Art on the Wall: Making a Raku Mural
by Barbara VanSickle
Breaking Through to Familiar Ground
by Frank James Fisher
Tim Proud: Nomadic Artifacts
by Glen R. Brown
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Michael Gustavson: Success Without Compromise
by Jane Reichhold
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To begin a vessel, Gustavson throws a 15-50-pound gumdrop-shaped wad of Soldate clay into a cylinder and then lets it spin on the wheel overnight to dry and to allow the clay particles to adjust to the new shape. Then, with rubber kidneys of various sizes and hardness, he begins from the inside, stroke by stroke, to ease and tease the walls to bow outward. To read more, order Raku, Pit & Barrel today.
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Barbara Harnack: Archtypal Tribe
by Hollis Walker
Gone Fishing: Firing the Catch
by Diana Pittis
A Sense of Timelessness
by Jimmy Clark
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David Greenbaum: Flowing with Balance and Harmony
by Mary Ann DeMuth
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When Greenbaum throws, he is focused on the design and perfection of the form. He prefers the classic shapes produced by potters for thousands of years. "These forms have withstood the test of time," he says. "There's a reason they have endured so long." To read more, order Raku, Pit & Barrel today.
Greenbaum will inspire you to discover the joy of working with clay!
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Anasazi Pottery: Making Black-on White Ware
by Jeff Lawrence
Testing in the Pit
by Sumi von Dassow
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Pit Firing in North Carolina
by Dan and Linda Riggs
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Today, the ancient technique of pit firing is becoming increasingly popular because of those aesthetic pleasures, although the shapes and surfaces of the pots reveal the modern touch of artistic form, as well as the calculated use of chemicals and just the right amount of sawdust and wood. To read more, order Raku, Pit & Barrel today.
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Black-Firing in a Barrel
by Sumi von Dassow
Gabriele Koch: Primitive Perfection
by Tony Birks
Successful Barrel Firing
by Paul Wandless
Saggar Firing with Aluminum Foil
by Paul Wandless
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Martha Puckett: Porta-Kiln Barrel Firing
by Ginny Marsh
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Martha has a half-dozen cans of slightly different sizes and with different configurations of holes in them; she fires one to six pots in each porta-kiln, and occasionally starts and tends up to three cans in one session. Her sawdust-firing process takes about two hours of active work. To read more, order Raku, Pit & Barrel today.
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