Raku
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1. What is the meanting of "raku" and what makes it different from other forms of pottery?
2. Design a simple pattern using the colours that are available for glazing your pot.
3. What do the terms "bisque", "greenware", and "glaze firing" refer to?
4. What is the difference about raku firing and why?
5. Make a simple pinch pot and coil pot. Bisque fire, glaze, and then raku fire.
6. What is "reduction" firing, what materials are used, and what effects do they produce?
7. Draw and label a home-made raku kiln, showing the firing chamber.
References
http://youth.adventistchurch.org.uk/pathfinder-resources/