Night Raku Firing - October 2nd

Service Description

Raku Firing Pricing & Scheduling $20 per piece — priced per piece, not per session. One person can register any number of pieces. At checkout, each piece = one “participant,” so 3 pieces = 3 participant spots. Each firing holds 50 pieces total, shared across everyone. Once full, we schedule more dates. ⚠ NOTE: Raku pieces are NOT food safe or watertight. They are decorative. What Is Raku? Raku is an ancient Japanese technique used for centuries to create striking, one-of-a-kind finishes. Glazed pieces are pulled from the kiln glowing red-hot and set into combustible material like sawdust or newspaper. Starved of oxygen, the glaze develops limitless, unpredictable colors. Left unglazed, the clay itself gives up its oxygen, often producing a matte black finish. No two results are ever the same — that’s what makes each piece unique. Timing & Glazes Raku is fast: about 40 minutes per firing, versus up to 15 hours for a regular firing. Glazing MUST be done BEFORE the Raku firing. You must glaze your pieces on the following days (no later than the day before the Raku firing): GLAZING DATES: Tuesday - September 29, 2026 Wednesday - September 30, 2026 Thursday - October 1, 2026 GLAZING HOURS: 9am - 3pm (if tech assistance required) 3pm onwards (no tech assistance available - glazes are located at outside tables) LOCATION: Claytivity Frogtown Studio We have 10 raku glazes to choose from and all application instructions are provided onsite. What to Bring Required: Newspaper — a small bundle per piece. To help fire, bring: a respirator (KN95s available, but it gets smoky — you may want better), closed-toed shoes, and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty (nothing loose). We provide: goggles, aprons, gloves, and tongs. Making Ceramics for Raku (Specifications) Size: within 11″ tall and 8″ wide — larger pieces are too heavy/wide for tongs and crowd the kiln. Walls: not too thin or thick, but above all even. Raku’s thermal shock makes uneven pieces far more likely to crack, warp, or explode. Clay: use high-sand or grog clay (e.g., Soldate 60, Rod’s Bod). Avoid white stoneware like B-Mix and porcelains — they tend to fail in firing. Mid- to high-fire clays are fine. Results will vary.