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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 1374448, member: 45&quot;]This technique is more correctly called &quot;American raku&quot; or &quot;post-firing reduction,&quot; a process invented by American potter Paul Soldner&nbsp; in the early 1960s.&nbsp; That is to distinguish the differences between this type of pottery, and traditional Japanese Raku, which is both a distinctly different technique, and the intellectual property of the Raku family, who have the sole right to the term Raku.</p><p><br /></p><p>To read the whole story, here&#039;s Paul Soldner&#039;s own explanation:&nbsp; </p><p><a href="http://www.paulsoldner.com/essays/American_Raku.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.paulsoldner.com/essays/American_Raku.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.paulsoldner.com/essays/American_Raku.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>What also isn&#039;t mentioned in the Worthpoint links is that any references to lava or volcanoes is strictly a marketing technique, (the only association being that of high heat, which is true of all pottery), and that the distinctive irridescent coloring associated with the pieces is due to the formulation of the glazes used, as is the white crackle.</p><p><br /></p><p>The unglazed clay areas of the pot will turn black in the post-firing reduction, which is the identifying feature of this type of pottery.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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