Don't try this at home. That could be the motto for raku, a style of art that blends the introspective aspects of pottery such as glazing with fire. For the past eight years, The Art Center's ...

The raku firing process is challenging and the results are always different, which is what attracts Mary Giep to the difficult art. Her work is totally for visual pleasure, she said. There’s nothing ...

SOMERVILLE – Raku, a 12th-century pottery-firing technique, may trace its origins to creating the wares for Japanese tea ceremonies, but you certainly don’t need to hop on a plane to try it yourself.

As she carefully used large metal tongs to move molded chunks of hot fired clay to a tub filled with cool water, Shepard High School senior Ava Gliva joked she “maybe” found a career. “It’s not ...

FAIRBANKS — Jed Williams lifted the 3 1/2-foot cylindrical lid of the kiln at his Chena Hot Springs Road home, exposing the red-hot pottery underneath. Working quickly to retain as much heat in the ...

When you're thrifting for ceramic art to incorporate into your home, one type of pottery stands out among the rest: raku pottery. If you've never heard of it, raku pottery refers to an ancient ...

There are so many breathtaking techniques used by the contestants on The Great Pottery Throw Down – and raku has to be one of the most spectacular. Fans of the craft TV show were blown away by the ...

While many Bismarck State College students prep for finals this week, some flock to a spot behind the library for a welcome break firing pottery. Freshman Sara Aune dipped her brush in a bucket of ...