wayneinkeywest on mon 12 apr 04
As with everything else that's "PC" today, the easy
solution is to be more definitive....
American Raku
Japanese Raku
Danish Raku, or whatever
No ambiguity, no confusion
Wayne, the "currently Southeastern American
descended from Bavarian German and
Calabrian Italian, Co. Cork Irish roots" Seidl
> "They have strange ideas in Texas. In Japan, the country
of origin,
> Raku is only FUNCTIONAL.
> Next thing you'll be telling us is that ketchup is a
vegetable. Oh
> sorry, different President. "
>
> I think Lee's comment indicates the difference between American
raku and the
> original Japanese raku. American raku tends toward barely mature,
flashy,
> metal laden, grossly unstable glazes that may even have a velvety
surface.
> These pieces cannot be safely used in contact with anything.
Touching them
> damages the "wonderful" surface and using them as vessels risks
damaging the
> user. The Japanese tradition of raku demands usability, although
the prices
> paid for the older revered pieces must cut down on the usability a
little.
>
> Calling these two classes of objects by the same name is
unfortunate and
> really only reflects some similarity in process. Using the same
word to
> describe them is like using the word "Throwing" for what happens
on the
> wheelhead and when mud hits the wall during a three-year-old's pie
fight.
> Sounds the same but is actually different.
>
> Joseph Herbert
>
>
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