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I took a Japanese Raku Pottery class this summer. It was a really short class (only two weeks), but was nonetheless loads of fun. There were basically only three projects that we had to accomplish and all were fairly open... pottery... blah blah... tea bowls... blah... vase or some sculpture. TAAADAAH!

The top two photos are of my first wheel-thrown bowl... EVER! The two below are of my second ever wheel-thrown bowl. The glazed vase was made using the coil technique. All three were bisque fired, but only the vase was glazed-fired. Ummmm, and after the vase was glaze-fired we did this thing called "reduction" where as soon as the piece comes out of the kiln you toss it either into a pit with grass at the bottom or into a barrel or something and close the lid. And then it smokes a lot. And pretty much instead of the clay turning out pink it ends up being black or a really dark, smokey gray color. It also does cool stuff to the glaze.

See them all together here: [link]

Wabi sabi!

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:iconabandonedangel:
Wow, that's sounds fun! :D The vase is pretty! ;D

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What if I'm the kindest demon? Something you may not believe in.
:iconmingolando:
Thank you :lol:

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:iconabandonedangel:
You're welcome! :aww:

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What if I'm the kindest demon? Something you may not believe in.
:icondarthcloudycoo:
for the win! you rock my socks...if was wearing any...you'd pretty much rock them

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Dean: So you're telling me that your dreams are special visions, and that you're some sort of psychic?
Sam: No, I mean that would be nuts.

Dean: Cram it with Walnuts Ugly.

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:iconmingolando:
LOOL! Thanks :)

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"The test of tolerance some when we are in a majority; the test of courage comes when we are in a minority."
Ralph W. Stockman
:icondarthcloudycoo:
your so welcome

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Dean: So you're telling me that your dreams are special visions, and that you're some sort of psychic?
Sam: No, I mean that would be nuts.

Dean: Cram it with Walnuts Ugly.

Dean: You kidding me? Tough? The guy looks like Cate Blanchett.

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