Collection of portrait heads done over the last few years. Many fired Raku Style
Photograph of a group of sculpture heads portrait of Julia Gibb Portrait of Joe Moss Portrait Head of Sarah Walpole Head of a woman Head of A woman Head of a man Sculpture Portrait of a Woman Head of a woman Raku Sculpture Head Head of a woman Head of a Trombone Player Head of a Woman Head of a Woman Head of a woman Head of a woman


With this Raku Style of firing; the heads are first sculpted in solid clay, then are carefully hollowed out until the walls are about a half inch thick. After a period of slow drying, the heads are fired in an electric kiln to almost two thousand degress Fahren-height. This first firing is called the bisque. The heads are then coated with a glaze material and refired in a gas kiln until the glaze is seen to melt, usually around eighteen hundred degrees. The piece is then removed from the kiln and placed in a metal container filled with sawdust. The flames and smoke create the crackle finish you see on these pieces.

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