The Raku Process

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These are pictures of me at a Raku/Salku workshop in Waterford, VA.   The workshop was sponsored by Clay Times magazine.
	1.  The work is fired to approximately 1800º.
	2.  While still red hot, I remove the work from the kiln with fire resistant gloves (two pair to be exact).
	3.  The work is place on a bed of sawdust and is covered inside and out.
	4.  The work is covered with a metal trash can to smother the flames.  The carbon developed in this atmosphere embeds itself in the unglazed areas of the clay and creates some wonderful effects.