Raku Fired Ceramics. Naked, Slip Resist, N-27

“Naked” Raku has no glaze. I throw the piece and bisque fire it. I slather the pot with a slip resist type of mud, which is designed to eventually fall off the pot. 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 trash can with combustibles. As soon as the paper starts to burn, I close up the can and let the smoke enter the clay through the cracks and any place that isn’t covered by the slip resist. 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 wash the piece to remove any residual slip, allow it to fully dry, and seal it to keep finger prints off the finished piece of art.

Every Raku fired ceramic piece is a beautiful work of art. A must for every ceramics collector.

Raku is not food safe or water tight.

7.75 X 7 inches