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The finished product: a piece of authentic American Raku was sent home with each student participant.  THANKS T.
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Kodak Easyshare M530 Digital Camera
ISO
80
Aperture
f/5.6
Exposure
1/125th
Focal Length
19mm

The finished product: a piece of authentic American Raku was sent home with each student participant.  THANKS T.

T showed us how to light the kiln and moderate the internal temperature by adjusting the heat source and air flow.  Students practiced moving soft bricks around using tongs and gloves: personal protective equipment is a must!
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T showed us how to light the kiln and moderate the internal temperature by adjusting the heat source and air flow.  Students practiced moving soft bricks around using tongs and gloves: personal protective equipment is a must!
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T showed us how to light the kiln and moderate the internal temperature by adjusting the heat source and air flow.  Students practiced moving soft bricks around using tongs and gloves: personal protective equipment is a must!

These are the pieces that were passed around to illustrate the three main types of clay: earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain.  A piece of bisque stoneware (unglazed) is seen in the lower left corner.
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Camera
Kodak Easyshare M530 Digital Camera
ISO
80
Aperture
f/3.1
Exposure
1/30th
Focal Length
6mm

These are the pieces that were passed around to illustrate the three main types of clay: earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain.  A piece of bisque stoneware (unglazed) is seen in the lower left corner.

The unique and elusive copper red was the anchor for a story about a potter who used his own body as the reducing agent, in a moment of dispair at his inability to reproduce the red color.
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Camera
Kodak Easyshare M530 Digital Camera
ISO
80
Aperture
f/3.1
Exposure
1/30th
Focal Length
6mm

The unique and elusive copper red was the anchor for a story about a potter who used his own body as the reducing agent, in a moment of dispair at his inability to reproduce the red color.

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