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Is the pot greenware? -
Andrea All of the pieces for this tree were fired with a Raku glazes. that's how I get the metallic iridescent colors. The leaves and other pieces were arranged and glued to a pine board. -
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Raku horsehair/feather block out experiment A stylized feather design, made of raku clay, was used to block out the feather shape and leave a white area on the tray. -
Nice textured pattern -
Raku Pendants with Beads Horsehair/feather method
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The beads and pendants are the results of additional experiments with Raku horsehair/feather firing. -
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raku collage on cedar board -
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Looks great Can a kiln like this be placed directly on the ground for firing? -
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Electric kiln used alternate firing. Plugs into a regular wall outlet. No switches or pypometer. Is anyone familiar with this kiln. Bought it on craigslist for experimentation -
I have posted photos to my gallery of alternate firing techniques using a small electric NOVA kiln.
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Please explain the alternate firing techniques you are using in that kiln. Thanks
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Alabama, I remember the problem with the Chevy Nova.
PRankin, Search Horse hair firing techniques, or Marcis
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Or Marcia Selsors
web site.
not enough space to explain here
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This is the second tray I fired in the NOVA kiln and used peacock feathers to create a random pattern. -
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I dropped peacock feathers on the 2 trays when fired to an adequate temperature. -
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Peacock feathers for alternate firing. -
Tom Thank you for the kind comments. karen
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Naked Raku is another term used. A layer of slip ( I use kiln wash as my slip) is applied to an area on a bisque piece (the rabbit) then covered with a raku glaze. After firing, the glaze and slip are scraped away and washed revealing the white clay with the crackle pattern. -
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Peel-away-slip white rabbit -
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