Book Description

Raku pottery for beginners The 16th century saw the beginning of the Raku pottery tradition in Japan. Raku pottery was originally created by hand in Japan and used to manufacture tea bowls. In a Japanese tea ceremony, these tiny, semi-porous drinking cups are utilized. The Raku pottery process has changed over time. From the simple tea bowl, raku pottery has evolved into every type of pottery you can think of. Some contemporary raku has a dramatic crackling look and is black and white. Other raku ceramics features eye-catching hues and brilliant colors. Black matte is used for various raku pottery. These are merely a few raku appearance variations. Later on, I will discuss the various aesthetics of raku pottery and how they are created. It takes little time to fire raku. Compared to a non-raku fire, the kiln heats up more fast. The pottery is also taken out of the kiln when it is quite hot. It cools fairly rapidly after being taken out of the kiln as well. The temperature variations in the kiln are typically controlled and moderate when firing pottery. This serves to shield the ceramics from jarring temperature changes.