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Summer [ssue 1997

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Raku: Gordon Hutchens & §

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Imagine, if you will, a gathering
and writers at a garden party in Tokyo,

cirta 1911, Before them are a number of

65 upon which they are invited

to write or paint. The ports are dipped into

unglazed pe

a tub of creamy white lead glaze and set
around the top of a charcoal kiln a couple
of feet beyond the verandsh of the garden
After afew minutes the pots are placed
inside the glowing kiln with long handled
The fuel is fanned and in abour half
our the gla
5 py hele, melted and gl ossy. Uhe pieces are
removed to coal in the air.

aa ta | be seen through the

About five minutes pass and the pots are

gingerly inspected. It is ar chis

Sam continues on p. 4, column |

garden party

Raku - love it or hare it. As with
everything, there are some aspects [ love
and some [ hare, Where do these feelings
come from! Some come from doing it,
some fron looking at it, and some are
passed on from our sir (one of my
teachers hated maj ced

anrthing high-fire). When [ teach | try to

lica, another h

be quiet abour my prejudices and look for
the p pc sitive.

Mosely | lowe raku. Flick ic with your
finger. I love the humble “thunk” that
brings me denwn co earth from my
obvession with thar ethereal high
temperature “ping”. As we do it here,
raku is cultural hybrid with some cast,

Gordon continwes on p.4, column 2

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