Clayscapes Pottery Raku Glazes - Copper Penny

Description: Sold dry and designed specifically for Raku Firing. All glazes should be mixed and thinly applied for best result and to reduce risk of running. Not Food-Friendly! Glaze test-tile shows the color you are ordering. Variations may occur and with all glazes - testing should be done prior to application to production or beloved final pieces. In traditional Japanese traditions Raku pieces are handmade and not thrown. Western-style Raku firings were popularized in the 1960's by American ceramic artist and educator Paul Soldner. Western-style Raku firings differ from traditional Eastern techniques in that the firing is a low temperature firing. The pieces are never vitrified enough to hold liquid and are not typically food-friendly glaze formulations. Typically ceramics in this western-raku firing method use high temperature clays that have grog to withstand the thermal shock of the process which are fired to cone 05/06. The pieces are then re-heated in the kiln to 1650F and are