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Burnished sagger fired raku bottle. one of a kind b137 check out information on this technique. Sagger, Pit, smoking and other alternative and primitive techniques.

These techniques often confused with Raku firing usually have no glaze applied but rely on surface treatment and the fire to give them color and texture.

SAGGER FIRED, PIT FIRED, HORSE HAIR AND NAKED RAKU VESSELS have no glaze on the surface of the piece. These pieces are created either on the wheel or in traditional ways, i.e. hand building: coils or pinching. As in ancient times, some of this work is painstakingly burnished by hand with a smooth stone or piece of metal. The process is one of intense labor. For burnished (polished work) when close to the dry state the piece is polished with a smooth stone, or piece of metal. This is done several times being careful not to damage or finger print the surface. When the piece is completely dry, It is completed using one of more of the following techniques:

Materials used:

clay

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Raku Sagger fired bottle, one of a kind ceramics B137 (2017)
Clay sculpture
by Ron Mello

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Burnished sagger fired raku bottle. one of a kind b137 check out information on this technique. Sagger, Pit, smoking and other alternative and primitive techniques.

These techniques often confused with Raku firing usually have no glaze applied but rely on surface treatment and the fire to give them color and texture.

SAGGER FIRED, PIT FIRED, HORSE HAIR AND NAKED RAKU VESSELS have no glaze on the surface of the piece. These pieces are created either on the wheel or in traditional ways, i.e. hand building: coils or pinching. As in ancient times, some of this work is painstakingly burnished by hand with a smooth stone or piece of metal. The process is one of intense labor. For burnished (polished work) when close to the dry state the piece is polished with a smooth stone, or piece of metal. This is done several times being careful not to damage or finger print the surface. When the piece is completely dry, It is completed using one of more of the following techniques:

Materials used:

clay

Tags:
#one of a kind art #ceramics #raku #vessel #sagger fired 

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I have been a practicing artist and teacher for over 40 years. My concentration at this time is in ceramics. I specialize in Hand made and wheel thrown vessels and... Read more

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