Photo of pots bisque fired

Black and White RAKU These pots were wax resisted and dipped in white and astrakan glaze inside and out. They were then buried in sawdust after the firing. Technical term –

Reduction. This gives a metallic finish to the glaze.

These pots were dipped in white glaze inside and turquoise on the outside and painted

with strips of blue glaze and exposed to the air not buried in sawdust.

Turquoise glaze inside with white and blue glaze on the outside

Close up of top of tallest vase

This vase is was made on a former (rolled out clay and wrapped round loo roll) and

then pinched from the top

Wax resist stripes. Dipped in Turquoise glaze outside and White glaze inside

Glazed white inside and turquoise on the outside. This pot was exposed after firing.

Broad wax resist stripes. Bottom of pot dipped in blue and top in turquoise glaze. This pot was buried half in sawdust upside

down.

Wax resist stripes. Buried in sawdust = reduction