ABERTHAU POTTERS CLUB
   Photo Album of Raku firing  (2008)
                   Photos contributed by Ursula Johannson
           getting instructions from Cheryl                                                     unfired pieces waiting their turn
                 Ursula applying horse hair to piece                                                    opening the Raku kiln
                           unloading again and transferring to cans for stage two of the raku process (reduction)
                                   next firing                                                                      unloading again

 
 
                                                                                                           
                         unloading and transferring to cans for stage two of the raku process (reduction)
 
                Barb cleaning of her pieces
        Barb and John with one of Barb's crows
  (Cheryl) Another successful raku firing!


   Interested?
Check for the next Raku firing session at West Point   Grey Community Centre.
                 Looking at  finished pieces
     In the American method of Raku firing, a piece of glazed and fired pottery is quickly placed in a metal can with a combustible material, like paper. The combustible material ignites, and the resulting fire and smoke react with the glaze to create a unique and unpredictable effect on the surface of the pottery.  This process is called post-fire reduction. Reduction refers to the lack of oxygen in the container. After about 20 minutes, when the can has cooled down, the piece is cooled quickly with water mist to set the colors.