Raku is a Japanese pottery technique traditionally for making cups used in tea ceremonies. The raku clay is molded by hand and fired in a raku kiln. The glaze is applied before the raku firing and while still glowing hot, the piece is removed from the kiln, suffering a thermal shock, and then immediately placed in a container with wood chips in order to smoke the naked ceramic.
![raku_Beirut_Printmaking_studio](https://www.beirutprintmakingstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/raku_Beirut_Printmaking_studio.jpg)
This workshop will be offered by Tania Nasr and Tarek Mourad.
We are happy to offer this Raku workshop in three sessions following this schedule:
1st session
Hand forming a Japanese teacup (or bowl). – 2 hours – Saturday 26/06 from 9am to 11am or from 11am to 1pm.
2nd session
Bisque Firing – Saturday 03/07 from 9am to 2pm.
3rd session
Raku Firing – Saturday 10/07 from 9am to 11am or from 11am to 1pm.
The fees for this workshop are 475.000LL with all materials included for the production of one teacup/bowl per participant.
This workshop takes place in our garden and we are limiting it to 6 participants per session in order to respect Covid19 restrictions. We cannot reserve spots and registration & payment must be made by Friday 25/06 in order to guarantee your spot. This workshop is for 18+.
If you need any additional information or have any questions, feel free to send us a message!