Hot Raku pottery being removed from a kiln

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Pots being removed from a gas kiln ready to be placed in a reduction chamber. (A container where the extremely hot pot is surrounded by combustible material such as wood chippings which causes a reaction with the glazes on the surface of the pot.) This leads to the characteristic irridescent surface. The raku tradition originated in kiln was fired during a 'Raku' day at the Stoke Heath Community Arts Centre in Worcestershire in October 2005.

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Size: 4843px × 3508px
Location: Avoncroft Stoke Heath Community Arts Centre, England, UK, United Kingdom, GB, Great Britain
Photo credit: © Malcolm McMillan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: ceramics, clay, craft, creative, creativity, firing, glazed, glazing, glowing, kiln, kiln-fired, outdoor, pot, pottery, raku, skill, tongs, tradition, ware