RAKU LEAF AND LACE

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RAKU WALK THROUGH FUNDRAISER for the Buchanan Art Center & Ceramics Program July 2007 http://www.buchananartcenter.org xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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.	MARIE, BROOKS AND NATE BUILD A KILN TO FIT THE PIECE. NATE REITZ RAKU TRICERATOPS	BROOKS BOUWKAMP MAKES LAST MINUTE ADJUSTMENTS.
OTHER WORK HEATS WHILE TRICERATOPS FIRES.	WOWWIE-ZOWWIE!	DAN FLOREY RULES THE CANS & AND THE HOSES!
OUT OF THE KILN AND INTO THE CAN.		HEAVY ON THE REDUCTION
	GARBAGE CAN KILN A CHALLENGE FOR THIS SHORTY [ME] BUT NOT FOR BROOKS.	[RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE] SMSBARNES RAKU BASKET BOWL BASE READY FOR THE CAN.
NATE AND BROOKS HARD AT WORK.		READY FOR THE LID!
~NANA'S KILN ON THE GO~ HARDWARE CLOTH AND CERAMIC FIBER INSULATION	EASY ON & EASY OFF BUT YOU'LL NEED A PARTNER!	SPACE NATE AND MARIE SHOW US HOW IT'S DONE.
HANDY WITH A WELDER? CUSTOM MADE RACKS HOLD UNUSUAL OR HARD TO HANDLE SHAPES & SIZES. THIS ONE HOLDS FIRE FISH.		PROTECTIVE GEAR UV GLASSES OR SHIELD HEAVY SUEDE GLOVES TONGS TO SURVIVE HELL
DAN SNUGS UP TO THE CAN & SNAGS A FIRE FISH	FIRE FISH CHECK OUT THE METALLICS! DONATED BY LOCAL ARTIST FOR RAKU DROP-INS TO GLAZE	BENT WIRE BASKETS ARE GREAT FOR THE SMALLEST WARES.
Nana Maher "THE RAKU LADY" TALKS GLAZES WITH MY NIECE, LAUREL	THE GANG'S ALL HERE NANA, DAN, NATE & BROOKS BUT, WHERE'S MARIE?	HERE'S MARIE! HAVING LUNCH WITH OLD FRIEND & DENVER ARTIST CHRIS BEIKMANN
RECYCLED KILN # 1	[RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE] SAVE YOUR OLD KILN RECYCLE TO RAKU!!! SPACE ECAPS A SUCCESSFUL DAY!	RECYCLED KILN #2 A LOOONG KILN LIFE.
BROOKS BOUWKAMP RAKU POTTERY [THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS IN MY COLLECTION]	SMSBARNES RAKU BASKET BOWL BASES BEFORE FIRING	AFTER FIRING AND BEFORE THE BASKET WORK IS ADDED

My Raku Basket Bowl bases are stashed back for winter weaving. Look forward, with me, to the fruits of the summer fire. LINK HERE TO SEE OTHER BASKET BOWLS xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx