Raku Season Winding Down

 

Technically, of course, there's no reason why raku season has to wind down; You can raku all winter, if you want. I don't want! I'm sort of a recreational raku firer, so it's fair weather or nothing for me. 

This firing was a little...interesting! There was barely enough propane, and no combustibles, but luckily one of the participants lives nearby & had a big bag of pine shavings in her garage - she keeps chickens. We also had three pieces stick to the kiln shelves, which is a thing that has never happened to me before. 

Otherwise a nice firing, though. I only had one piece in it, glazed with Laguna's Tutti Fruiti. 

It's vastly different - and better! - than the test tile at the link. That's raku for ya. 
 

So, that was last night. I spent today grinding, pricing,  packing pots as I sorted them for their various destinations. Hoping to have a shop update by Wednesday of next week; subscribe to my Patreon to get first access (& a discount code) when that happens. 
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