Raku ware is a type of Japanese pottery traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies, most often in the form of Chawan tea bowls. .
Raku is a process in which work is removed from the kiln at bright red heat and subjected to post-firing reduction (or smoking) by being placed in containers of combustible materials.
2 Sundays in June 2017 workshop
Week 1 will entail making ceramic work for the firing at PCAI Hunter St Studio in Parramatta. Week 2 is the Raku firing which will take place at Macquarie Hills Potters Studio with Master potter Kay Alliband
Details are as follows:
Week 1: PCAI Studio, Shop5 10-14 Hunter St, Parramatta (Free street parking)
Date: Sunday, June 4
Time: 10 am to 3 pm – (bring lunch)
Week 2: Macquarie Hills Potters Balcombe Heights Estate, Seven Hills Road, Baulkham Hills
(Entrance at lights opposite Jasper Road intersection on Seven Hills Road) Free parking
Date: Sunday, June 18
Time: 10 am to 3 pm – (bring lunch)
Cost: $90
Booking Information: Book and pay online: @www.parrclay.org.
Inquiries: Dianne—0415 414589
Workshop was a great success…..