Mr. Warfield annually demonstrates throwing pots and firing raku ware at the Frederick Craft Fair, a juried show that gleans 400 crafts people from the 3,000 who apply for space from all 50 states.

"I kind of liken it to being a kid at Christmas," said Steven Forbes-deSoule, a Weaverville-area potter and member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, which sponsors Clay Day.

A pot, hot from the first Raku firing, is plunged into a container filled with paper and straw, which burn. The red-hot interior of the pot is visible in the photo. Source: PA 192899; Mark Schwenk, ...

Local artist Terre Christensen creates and markets her pottery under the name PotTerre Raku & Stoneware. Like most of artists, she started as a hobbyist, working out of whatever available space ...

A typical ceramic pot is fired for 18 hours. With raku, temperatures in the kiln are brought up quickly to between 1,500 and 1,800 degrees, and the pot is only fired for 40 minutes to 1 hour.

After Coates presented the background and fundamentals, her students researched raku on their own and created hand-built pots. The pots were bisque fired in a traditional kiln to drive off the ...

Raku pots may be occasionally used for food, but use should be limited to dry food such as chips or crackers. “Raku provides the excitement of the unknown,” said Amann.

Often he will create the largest pot that is possible to throw on the wheel. Lately, Rigney has specialized in pots that can be used for plants, especially succulents.

Raku firebrand. Winston Taylor creates delicate beauty with white-hot clay and smoke. June 14, 2011 at 2:58 a.m. by Celia Storey ...

The Access Arts organization re-introduced its holiday event after a brief hiatus and added Raku pot-making to the activities. The holiday event, which was on Sunday this year, has been held for ...