The 2009 Spring Raku Team sans Mr. Yanashot.
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Faith lifting the Raku kiln shell.
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Exposing the ware fired to Cone 06 (1,886 degrees)
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Removing the ware from the kiln shelf.
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Fired ware being placed in the reduction chamber.
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Reduction chamber flare-up!
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Careful placement in clockwise fashion.
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Removing ware from the reduction chamber.
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Placing Raku ware on ground for cooling.
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Cooling the Raku ware with spritzers.
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New Raku ware.
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Cooling down!
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Another batch for firing.
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Pieces for the second firing.
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Kelsey placing the kiln shell into position.
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Igniting the Raku kiln.
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All systems 'Go'!
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Elizabeth extinquishing the burner.
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The new batch.
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Fresh fired Raku ware transported to reduction.
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Reduction chamber opened by Ashley.
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Introduction of sawdust to chamber.
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Keepin' it goin!
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Reduction chamber smoke.
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Great flare-up!
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Coolin' time.
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Tate clearing the reduction chamber smoke.
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Lifting Raku ware out of the reduction chamber.
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Wow!! What a hotshoe!
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Ready to cool.
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Strange creature in the courtyard.
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'It looks like Uncle John!' --Tate
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Raku Cache.
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Raku bowl exhibiting a beautifully crazed rim.
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More food for the Kiln Gods!
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Kelsey carefully places ware on the kiln shelf.
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Replacing the kiln shell.
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Riverside...we have ignition!
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Ashley outens the flame.
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Shell removal revealing 'orange-hot' ware.
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Cone 06...and cooling.
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Heavy-handed sawdust load.
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Isn't it a beautiful thing!
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Reduction chamber ware extraction.
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Raku ware to the cooling phase.
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Touchdown!
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Cool it!
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Another one...
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...to the ground.
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Two Raku pieces by Mr. Yanashot
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Viking smoke signals.
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Fresh from the fire.
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Coolin' down.
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Raku pot by Jon Deininger.
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Altered bowl by Mr. Yanashot
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'Lightning Strikes' by Mr. Yanashot
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Altered turned-planter by Emily Taylor
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Cooling the undersides.
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Last cool.
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The 2009 Riverside Spring Raku Team
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