raku in the water garden

the water garden is more than a natural garden.  It is set at Portlands art magnet school Davinci arts.
Today it was raining but that did not hinder the ceramics class from firing their latest pieces out side in the garden.
the technique is calleds raku.
It results in a metalic coloring on the glaze.  This is accomplished by heating the ceramic s and then placing them into newspaper , causing a fire and then reducing the oxygen.
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