SUE’S ceramics Raku firings in Vivienne Rodwell- Davis’ garden on 7 th May and 14 th June 2003.

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Photo of pots bisque fired

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Page 1: SUE’S ceramics Raku firings in Vivienne Rodwell- Davis’ garden on 7 th May and 14 th June 2003.

Photo of pots bisque fired

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Black and White RAKU These pots were wax resisted and dipped in white and astrakan glaze inside and out. They were then buried in sawdust after the firing. Technical term –

Reduction. This gives a metallic finish to the glaze.

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These pots were dipped in white glaze inside and turquoise on the outside and painted

with strips of blue glaze and exposed to the air not buried in sawdust.

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Turquoise glaze inside with white and blue glaze on the outside

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Close up of top of tallest vase

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This vase is was made on a former (rolled out clay and wrapped round loo roll) and

then pinched from the top

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Wax resist stripes. Dipped in Turquoise glaze outside and White glaze inside

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Glazed white inside and turquoise on the outside. This pot was exposed after firing.

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Broad wax resist stripes. Bottom of pot dipped in blue and top in turquoise glaze. This pot was buried half in sawdust upside

down.

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Wax resist stripes. Buried in sawdust = reduction

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