Don't try this at home. That could be the motto for raku, a style of art that blends the introspective aspects of pottery such as glazing with fire. For the past eight years, The Art Center's ...

As she carefully used large metal tongs to move molded chunks of hot fired clay to a tub filled with cool water, Shepard High School senior Ava Gliva joked she “maybe” found a career. “It’s not ...

SOMERVILLE – Raku, a 12th-century pottery-firing technique, may trace its origins to creating the wares for Japanese tea ceremonies, but you certainly don’t need to hop on a plane to try it yourself.

A Raku show was performed on the grounds of IVS last Tuesday. One may ask: what is Raku, and what techniques are used in order to create it? According to Nabahat Lotia, who has learnt this technique ...

“Sometimes you stumble upon something and you don’t know where it’s going to go but you just risk it.” These wise words from Chiles High School 12th-grader Katie Parmalee would make raku masters proud ...

The centuries-old art of Raku pottery comes to South County this summer as Amy Webber teaches an eight-week course on the techniques of Raku and pit firing. These two time-honored firing methods come ...

The raku firing process is challenging and the results are always different, which is what attracts Mary Giep to the difficult art. Her work is totally for visual pleasure, she said. There’s nothing ...

While many Bismarck State College students prep for finals this week, some flock to a spot behind the library for a welcome break firing pottery. Freshman Sara Aune dipped her brush in a bucket of ...