Art teacher Lee McBride cranked open a gas kiln and used large tongs to remove a student’s ceramic piece on a recent Saturday. As he set the sphere into a small metal trashcan lined with dried wood ...

Ceramics artist Adil Ghani’s business RAAQUU may only be three years old, but the Malaysian has been a ceramicist for the past 20 years, specialising in a Japanese firing technique known as Raku.

Raku is a traditional Japanese ceramic firing technique from the 16th century. The pots were usually hand-formed from a red clay and used for tea ceremonies. Today, potters are attracted by Raku’s ...

Raku is a Japanese ceramics technique that dates back to the 16th century. It involves ceramic wares that are fired for a short period of time and removed from the kiln the moment they reach their ...

Stetson University’s Artists and Lecturers Series will present Russ Gustafson in a free demonstration, lecture and slide presentation on the raku technique of firing pottery at 9:30 a.m. today. The ...

Richard Foye, of South Newfane, Vermont, is holding raku pottery demonstrations every day at the League of NH Craftsmen's Fair at Mount Sunapee Resort. Richard Foye, of South Newfane, Vermont, is ...

A one of kinds art-form raku sculpting, a Japanese ceramics technique is being worked on at the International Glaze Raku Firing Workshop A number of art workshops and exhibitions have kept the artists ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Paul Soldner, the ceramicist who discovered American raku and taught for ...

The Japanese tea ceremony is a ritual of precision and grace—an almost artistic pursuit. Each utensil and vessel is selected not only for its practical function, but also for its aesthetic and ...