Don't try this at home. That could be the motto for raku, a style of art that blends the introspective aspects of pottery such as glazing with fire. For the past eight years, The Art Center's ...

When you're thrifting for ceramic art to incorporate into your home, one type of pottery stands out among the rest: raku pottery. If you've never heard of it, raku pottery refers to an ancient ...

“Sometimes you stumble upon something and you don’t know where it’s going to go but you just risk it.” These wise words from Chiles High School 12th-grader Katie Parmalee would make raku masters proud ...

Students at Lyons Township High School participated in the tradition of firing up a 300-year-old Japanese kiln-firing process to create ceramics, also known as Raku Fest May 20. The outdoor event was ...

As she carefully used large metal tongs to move molded chunks of hot fired clay to a tub filled with cool water, Shepard High School senior Ava Gliva joked she “maybe” found a career. “It’s not ...

FAIRBANKS — Jed Williams lifted the 3 1/2-foot cylindrical lid of the kiln at his Chena Hot Springs Road home, exposing the red-hot pottery underneath. Working quickly to retain as much heat in the ...

<p>Holmes uses kilns in his backyard for firing the ceramics at 2,000 degrees. Once the pieces are done firing, they are submerged into a trashcan full of sawdust. The smoke and the fire react to the ...

The recently established Malta Raku Association was a long time coming as over the past few years, Raku pottery has become very popular in Malta. Set up late last year during a Raku exhibition ...

The Kailua Village Artists featured artist for the month of October is potter Linda Savell. ADVERTISING The Kailua Village Artists featured artist for the month of October is potter Linda Savell. A ...

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