About the course

Raku is an elemental and magical firing process with beautiful and unique results. Red-hot pots are transferred from the kiln to reduction buckets where they are smoked and and the glazes transformed as the oxygen is consumed, developing the characteristic but unpredictable Raku crackles and lustres. The immediacy of the process means that your pots are glazed, fired and cooled in around a couple of hours! The course is suitable for those with a basic understanding of ceramics upwards and want to learn about the Raku process. This five day course will include two days for making new work, using clays and techniques specifically designed for the firing, a day for glazing and two days of firing fun! Course leader Phil Root will also talk about alternative low firing methods he is developing for these types of kiln and how they may contribute to more sustainable ways of firing.