Sawdust smoking
Smoke can add decorative effects to unglazed earthenware.
Pottery
Raku
Raku is a traditional Japanese (and Korean) technique of glaze firing.
Glaze firing
Ceramic glazes generally contain silica to form glass, in combination with a mixture of metal oxides.
Burnishing
Many ancient peoples used burnishing to make their pottery harder and more waterproof before they discovered the use of glazes.
Firing
When the piece has dried completely – which may take several days – it is fired in the kiln.
Sgraffitoing
Sgraffitoing refers to the process of creating a design in ware …
Clay
The clay I use is white, red or black low-firing earthenware.