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Buchanan Art Center
117 West Front Street
Buchanan, MI 49107

269.697.4005

BACK TO PAST FAVS

LINK HERE TO SEE MY COMPLETED RAKU BASKET BOWLS MADE ON THE BASES FIRED AT THE BUCHANAN ART CENTER.

LINK HERE TO VISIT "RAKU OUT BAC" AT THE BUCHANAN ART CENTER


RAKU LEAF AND LACE

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RAKU WALK THROUGH FUNDRAISER
for the
Buchanan Art Center & Ceramics Program

http://www.buchananartcenter.org

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ONE DAY ~ FIVE KILNS

WITH

KILN MASTERS and CLAY ARTISTS:

Marie Remington, Brooks Bouwkamp, Nana Maher,
Nate Reitz & Dan Florey

 


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SPACE
MARIE REMINGTON
WALKS THE FIRE LINE.
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MARIE, BROOKS AND NATE BUILD
A KILN TO FIT THE PIECE.
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NATE REITZ
RAKU TRICERATOPS

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BROOKS BOUWKAMP
MAKES LAST MINUTE ADJUSTMENTS.
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OTHER WORK HEATS WHILE TRICERATOPS FIRES.

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WOWWIE-ZOWWIE!
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DAN FLOREY
RULES THE CANS &
AND THE HOSES!
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OUT OF THE KILN
AND INTO THE CAN.
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HEAVY ON THE REDUCTION
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GARBAGE CAN KILN
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A CHALLENGE FOR THIS SHORTY [ME]
BUT NOT FOR BROOKS.

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RAKU BASKET BOWL BASE
READY FOR THE CAN.
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NATE AND BROOKS HARD AT WORK.
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READY FOR THE LID!
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~NANA'S KILN ON THE GO~
HARDWARE CLOTH
AND
CERAMIC FIBER INSULATION
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EASY ON & EASY OFF
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BUT YOU'LL NEED A PARTNER!
SPACE

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NATE AND MARIE
SHOW US HOW
IT'S DONE.
HANDY WITH A WELDER?

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CUSTOM MADE RACKS HOLD
UNUSUAL OR HARD TO HANDLE
SHAPES & SIZES.
THIS ONE HOLDS FIRE FISH.
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PROTECTIVE GEAR
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UV GLASSES OR SHIELD
HEAVY SUEDE GLOVES
TONGS TO SURVIVE HELL
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DAN SNUGS UP TO THE CAN
& SNAGS A FIRE FISH
FIRE FISH

CHECK OUT THE METALLICS!
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DONATED BY LOCAL ARTIST
FOR RAKU DROP-INS TO GLAZE
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BENT WIRE BASKETS ARE GREAT FOR THE SMALLEST WARES.
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Nana Maher

"THE RAKU LADY"

TALKS GLAZES WITH MY NIECE, LAUREL

THE GANG'S ALL HERE
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NANA, DAN,
NATE & BROOKS

BUT, WHERE'S MARIE?

HERE'S MARIE!
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HAVING LUNCH WITH
OLD FRIEND & DENVER ARTIST
CHRIS BEIKMANN
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RECYCLED KILN # 1

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SAVE YOUR OLD KILN

RECYCLE TO RAKU!!!
SPACE
ECAPS
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A SUCCESSFUL DAY!
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RECYCLED KILN #2

A LOOONG KILN LIFE.
     
BROOKS BOUWKAMP
RAKU POTTERY
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[THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS
IN MY COLLECTION]

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RAKU BASKET BOWL BASES
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BEFORE FIRING
AFTER FIRING
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AND BEFORE
THE BASKET WORK
IS ADDED

LINK HERE TO SEE MY COMPLETED BASKET BOWLS MADE ON THESE RAKU BASES.

LINK HERE TO VISIT "RAKU OUT BAC" AT THE BUCHANAN ART CENTER

LINK FYBERFYRE.COM * MY CLAY + FIBERS WEBSITE

Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily; life is but a dream.

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