Saw this video on The Book of Face and thought that y’all would like this.
It would be a bit smelly to do indoors, perhaps @Team_Science would let you use a fume hood for it?
RJ
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Lol I saw that too. I’d like to try it
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Ceramics did a Raku event a couple weeks back -off site
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Feathers can be very snazzy, but tricky to get the temperature of the pot just right. Horsehair leaves awesome lightning-like trails across the pot. Heavy grain sugar is also a really cool choice.
This is actually the focus of our next round of raku in the fall! We’ll have a class on terra sigillata (which gives the pots a really smooth and porous surface that takes the smoke well) and then head back to Conor’s to fire. Keep an eye out once the temperatures start to be less…skin melting.
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I second the horse hair!
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Actually, we’ve got our own set of vent hoods. They wouldn’t be smell-free, but they pull air out and would significantly reduce the stink.
Other than that, the rest of that is definitely an outdoor activity, as others have said.
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