When you're thrifting for ceramic art to incorporate into your home, one type of pottery stands out among the rest: raku pottery. If you've never heard of it, raku pottery refers to an ancient ...

COURTESY ALOHA RAKU POTTERY Anthony Urango, partner in Maui-based Aloha Raku Pottery, held up the booth placard at the Made in Hawaii Festival in August. Company founder Javier Gaytan started a ...

The Japanese tea ceremony is a ritual of precision and grace—an almost artistic pursuit. Each utensil and vessel is selected not only for its practical function, but also for its aesthetic and ...

Raku is a traditional Japanese ceramic firing technique from the 16th century. The pots were usually hand-formed from a red clay and used for tea ceremonies. Today, potters are attracted by Raku’s ...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- The uniqueness of raku ceramic art, produced by using an ancient Japanese firing technique invented in the 16th century, has sparked the interest of a Malaysian ...

While many Bismarck State College students prep for finals this week, some flock to a spot behind the library for a welcome break firing pottery. Freshman Sara Aune dipped her brush in a bucket of ...

Clay, granite and timber appear throughout the B-Raku ceramics store in Brittany, France, which connects to a Japan-inspired restaurant next door, named Otonali. The space is situated in the port city ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — Behind the high school, on a swath of lawn between the auto shop and the track, puffs of tan smoke rise from tin garbage cans and the breeze blows it southward. A handful of people ...