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raku "halo"

updated sat 25 may 02

 

Orchard Valley Ceramics Arts Guild on fri 24 may 02


Paul Soldner's "halo" technique is described in Steven Branfman's
book, "Raku: a Practical Approach." From the description, it sounds
a bit tricky, and requires some experimentation and practice to
refine. I recommend reading the full description in Steven's book.

>Somewhere deep in the recesses of my minds eye I remember seing a picture
of
>a raku piece (I believe by Paul Soldner) with handsprints with a lighter
>halo around them. I've flipped through a gazillion old CM's and cant find.
>Can anyone out there tell me how this surface decoration is done? Just
>picked up the expanded metal shell for my raku kiln. Boy, is that hummer
>heavy. Guess the welding guy's idea of "something I can handle" and mine
>are a bit off. Will drive 3+ hours tomorrow to Spokane to pick up the
>Kaowooln and high temp wire. Can hardly wait. The Bozo buttons are ready
to
>be fired. Is bisque o.k. or should I take them to ^6?
>
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