Musette is a guest artist in our resort this year. One Friday last month she brought 2 outdoor kilns to "bake" the ceramic pieces we had painted the week before. The ceramic pieces were painted with metallic glazes, mostly copper. At this first step everything looked quite ugly, to be honest.
That is my vase that has just come from the kiln. It was heated to around 1200ยบ. Yes, it is black and glowing. Notice the garbage can setting nearby.
The garbage can was filled with shredded newspaper. The "baked piece" is placed in the garbage can...
...and then lid is placed on the can. It burns in the can for 8 minutes. When the piece is removed, I immediately sprayed water (from a squirt bottle) on the vase.
This is my vase. Pretty cool, huh?
It is orange-red with cooper lines.
That is my vase that has just come from the kiln. It was heated to around 1200ยบ. Yes, it is black and glowing. Notice the garbage can setting nearby.
The garbage can was filled with shredded newspaper. The "baked piece" is placed in the garbage can...
...and then lid is placed on the can. It burns in the can for 8 minutes. When the piece is removed, I immediately sprayed water (from a squirt bottle) on the vase.
This is my vase. Pretty cool, huh?It is orange-red with cooper lines.
I did raku in college, ours came out kind of green, your copper is lovely!
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