Slip Resist, "Naked Raku", N-11

Custom Raku, “NAKED”

“Naked” Raku has no glaze. I throw a piece and bisque fire it for strength. I slather the piece with a slip resist type of mud, which is designed to eventually fall off. I place the piece into the kiln and raise the temperature to approximately 1800 degrees, remove it from the kiln and put it into a metal trashcan with combustibles, usually paper. As soon as the paper burns I cover the can and let the smoke enter the clay through the cracks in the resist and any place not covered with the “mud.” Within minutes I will remove the piece from the can and splash water on the piece, which causes the resist to fly off the clay. I was the pieces to remove and residual slip or ash, allow it to fully dry, and seal it to keep finger prints off the finished pieces of art.

Every Raku fired ceramic piece is a beautiful, unique work of art.

Raku is not food safe and will not hold water.

9.25 X 4375 inched