Monday, August 25, 2008

Raku

the assignment of the 50 tea bowls was in all its simplicity... an experience that brought me closer to the principles of zen- that i have recently become interested in .. an enlightenment... in one's own life, in one's own time.
as i mentioned earlier my love of throwing.. this assignment was a challenge...
the creative process of throwing is one phenomenon but replicating it is quite another and much more challenging than the first and this was my very first go.. though i feel the journey has just begun i think the first steps were quite spiritually uplifting.

the process of raku was also a very knowledgeable and earthy experience... the rapid firing process and the change of state due to the slightest variables of temperature is quite an interesting route to observe in the life of clay that requires years of observation until one can claim to be a master.
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