Nature's elements...earth, fire, and water, make up the clay process.  That is probably why I was drawn to it with such a passion.   This was my first website...and I loved it.  But so much has changed in my world.  So it's worth a second site.  Check out my new site as well.  And if you need to book us for a special event or educational demonstration click on booking information.  Feel free to look around my site.  If you find anything that you love, let me know. I'll be in my studio...playing in the mud.  Please sign my guestbook.

The Artist
"I am creative by birth,
but an artist by choice"...Tammy Pease
Nature's elements...earth, fire, and water, make up the clay process.  That is probably why I was drawn to it with such a passion.   This was my first website...and I loved it.  But so much has changed in my world.  So it's worth a second site.  Check out my new site as well.  And if you need to book us for a special event or educational demonstration click on booking information.  Feel free to look around my site.  If you find anything that you love, let me know. I'll be in my studio...playing in the mud.  Please sign my guestbook.

About The Artist...
Ficklefink Pottery
Kansas
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RAKU is an ancient firing process, Japanese in origin.  The process begins with a piece of pottery which has already been fired once, which is called bisque fired.  A glaze is then applied to the pot, either by dipping, painting, or spraying.  Several different glazes are available for this process, the more popular being copper mat, copper flash, and white crackle.  The finishes on these pots are ever changing, because the oxidation process continues even after the process is finished.  The pot is heated to 1600-1800 degrees, when the pot is glowing hot, and the glaze has reached the glass phase, the pot is removed from the pit or kiln and put into a container with combustible materials and covered.  This allows a reduction process to occur, whereby the conbustibles are consumed and the air in the container is exhausted.  The pot is then removed from the contaimer and immersed in water, which rapidly cools the pot.  This quick cooling causes interesting cracks to form, which is characteristic of the RAKU firing process.
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