Slip-resist (Naked) Raku
6.5" x 6.5" x 1.5"
 
Slip-resist Raku, also known as naked rakuis a method that employs a very thick slip that is applied to the surface of a pot. When it dries, it shrinks and crackles like mud does on the side of a road. The vessel is fired to 1450°F, then carefully removed from the kiln and placed into a metal can lined with newspaper. Then the can is sealed with a tight-fitting lid. This infuses the pot with smoke. The thick slip resists the smoke so that the pot surface remains white underneath it. The crackles in the slip allow the smoke to reach the surface of the pot. When the pot is finished and the slip is removed, you have a pot with a beautiful black crackle surface.  The surface is then buffed to a desired sheen.