{"product_id":"©raku-tortoise-pottery-california-state-fair-1997","title":"©\"Raku Tortoise Pottery,\" \"1996 California State Fair,\" Clarissa","description":"\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e©\"Raku Tortoise Pottery,\" 30” x 10,\" turquoise, 1996 Clarissa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThis piece was originally entered into the Antelope Valley Fair in Lancaster, California, and won, \"Best of Show,\" making it an automatic entry to the, \"1996 California State fair.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Is Raku Pottery?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eRaku Pottery is a traditional Japanese technique that uses a low-temperature Raku firing method to produce unique pottery items. The technique was first used for tea bowls, which were used in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. For this piece I followed the Western Raku process created by Paul Soldner, from the 1960's. Using his technique my Raku Tortoise Pot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003edevelop exquisite coloring by removing the hot glowing Raku Pot from the kiln with special tongs that often left an esthetic scar and placing it in a container metal garbage can filled with combustible materials like sawdust, straw, or paper. However, my Favorite combustable to use for non-food Raku Pottery is cow manure as cows have three stomachs and if the cows are feed a very high quality feed, the artist may see from the \"reduction,\" atmosphere (lack of oxygen), which leads to unique color effects, metallic lusters and crackle patterns and see brilliant golds and coppers come out after the Raku Pot has smoldered for 20 minutes, then cooled with warm water to arrest those golds and coppers. Other manures were tried from the animals at the traveling circus. The animal caretakers were elated that I wanted some tiger and elephant dung! However, upon taking it home and letting it sit outside to dry, the local neighbor dogs would disagree with me as I don't think they like such a strange smell wafting through their yards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo see us in the National Museum of Women Artist, please visit the Clara Database (please copy and paste and allow time for loading): \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wayback.archive-it.org\/2972\/20181114151849\/http:\/clara.nmwa.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/wayback.archive-it.org\/2972\/20181114151849\/http:\/clara.nmwa.org\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Clara Data Base is very old and not longer being updated, however we are there🤩\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #9b30ff;\"\u003eA gift to the arts: 10% of the proceeds from this original goes directly to the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/motherdaughterartists.com\/pages\/contact\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🎨 Inquire on Acquisition of Original\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mother \u0026 Daughter's Collaborating Art Team","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40747932483633,"sku":null,"price":100000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/8488\/4529\/files\/pb-4R_M.jpg?v=1757124078","url":"https:\/\/motherdaughterartists.com\/en-us\/products\/%c2%a9raku-tortoise-pottery-california-state-fair-1997","provider":"\"Mother, Daughter \u0026 Granddaughter Collaborating Art Team\"","version":"1.0","type":"link"}