My ceramics

Each unique item is crafted from stoneware clay and bisque fired before being either dipped in glaze or painted with oxides. The final firing is to a temperature of 1260 degrees.

Some pieces are Raku fired. This entails a different process after the initial bisque firing in the electric kiln. The second firing is in a gas fired kiln with the item being lifted from the shelf at the height of the firing and placed in sawdust which ignites quite dramatically. The object is then lifted from the flames with tongs and cooled rapidly. At this point the ceramic body is totally black. As the soot is scrubbed away the unique Raku effects are revealed.

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