Raku Fountain

Of the 30 fountains I have made, this is the only one I have left. These were really fun to make. They are raku fired earthenware that involved thrusting the red hot fountain, directly from the kiln, into to a metal trash can filled with shredded newspaper. This was fun at night with the huge flames leaping into the air. This procedure creates a reduction environment (no oxygen) as the fired clay rapidly cools. The end result is a unique glazed finish that is quite beautiful.

I filmed and processed this video on my new iPhone 4. Not too bad, but there’s no easy way to transfer the HD quality video off the phone yet (Steve Jobs says a way is coming soon).