We Raku - do you?

The Parks pottery group met at SA Studio Potters Club on Saturday to try their hand at Raku. There was lots of nervousness, a few "oohs" and "aahs" and lots of smoke and fire!
Thanks to Carol Knezevic and Peter Matthews for firing up the kiln for us and co-ordinating the day. And to the Bakery and Sri Lankan restaurant for yummy lunch!

the kiln is open

checked the kiln on friday- still too hot to unload. went back today.....
phew! nothing exploded, cracked or bubbled.
some pieces worked pretty well, others not so well. sneak peek above, proper photos coming soon.

waiting for the kiln

i'm waiting on a glaze firing to come out of the kiln. i've got the tummy flutters, restless sleep. arrgghh... does this ever get easier? it's not even a complicated firing.
it does, however, hold some exciting goodies which i will share in due course... unless anything goes horribly wrong in the firing!