Explore Each Technique

Raku firing technique white bowl with raku crackle

Raku Firing

Pots pulled red-hot from the kiln into smoke, producing crackle and metallic lustre.

Saggar bowl with black white and yellow markings

Saggar Firing

Pots packed with colourants and combustibles in a sealed container for unrepeatable colour.

Pit fired clay pot

Pit Firing

Coming soon — a guide to open-pit and barrel firing techniques.

Copper fuming raku bowl

Copper Fuming

Coming soon — iridescent colour from copper vapour in a raku reduction.

Obvara pot

Obvara

Coming soon — the Slavic fermented-flour dip technique with tear-drop markings.

Barrel fired vase

Barrel Firing

Coming soon — pit firing's cousin, using a metal barrel as the reduction chamber.

Raku horse hair vase

Horsehair & Feather Raku

Coming soon — strands of horsehair or feather sear onto the hot pot, leaving fine black marks.