Raku Firing: Advanced Techniques

edited by Bill Jones

Paperback: 135 pages
Publisher: The American Ceramic Society (2009)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-157498301-2
Dimensions: 11.0" x 8.5" x 0.4"
Shipping Weight: 1.3 lbs.

Raku is one of the most exciting and stimulating techniques in ceramics. It allows you to spontaneously create surface effects not available in any other ceramic technique. By working directly with the fire, you continue the creative process until the very end when your piece is cooling.

If you've experienced raku and want to explore more possibilities, Raku Firing: Advanced Techniques provides a wealth of information and inspiration. Written by and about accomplished raku artists and experts, this book covers a wide range of topics including production techniques, kiln construction, glaze formulation, tools and more.

From Hal Riegger, the father of the modern day Western raku technique, to contemporary professional raku artists working to expand the medium today, there are many interesting nuances to this seemingly rudimentary technique.

With informative materials from over 25 artists, this is a book you'll use over and over again as a resource for ideas for you own work.