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Great colors. They perfectly match with the biomorphic forms!

Please, please, tell us what you used to achieve this beautiful finish! Inquiring minds need to know!

these are fired first with a commercial low fire and then raku fired and fumed with stannous chloride. The fumes released are seriously nasty. I learned this at a workshop and its not something to try without an experienced person to teach you. The method is described in the Alternative Firings book.   rakuku

These just seem to scream, "Touch Me!" ...great wedding of the forms and the glazing technique.

-Paul

thanks for the kind comments. I had a lot of fun making these. Oddly, they do not sell well. go figure.   rakuku

saw this done in england, the potters were dressed like astronauts. serious protection needed.  they put the pots onthe ground on old kiln shelves, sprayed the chemical and quickly put a bucket on top. then they added ashes all around the metal bucket to prevent smoke.  gorgeous results, check out Eeles family pottery.

yeah, this chemical was not sprayed but rather a packet of the granular stannous chloride placed near the pieces, allowed to ignite and then covered with a metal canning pot.  we wore respirators and guarded the area to keep others away. there is only a few minutes of whitish smoke which dissipates quickly but i am told it has a hideous smell and is toxic.  managed to do it without experiencing it.   we are at a group studio so i do this rarely and only at odd hours with helpers.   rakuku

They are sooo beautiful. Wow!