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tigrealbiceleste.bsky.social
And another team event means another chance to try obvara! Last year, my last pot turned out just right as I was trying to troubleshoot it and I've been hooked! Much better this year, plus testing some terra sigillata with it

#raku #obvara
Raku fired vase that has been dipped in a fermented mix. The shape of the vase has a rounded bottom half or belly, that goes straight up with a slightly defined rim. From the bottom of the belly, up to 2/3, is a fine dry river bed texture, with some bands sectioning the middle, and at the top and bottom of the texture. The bottom of the pot has the most burnt ferment mix being nearly black, and it immediately becomes lighter once it reaches the belly, cutting across it diagonally. Then once the belly meets the straight neck, another section of burnt ferment mix that also cut across the top diagonally in the opposite direction. The areas where the mixture is burnt create a soft brown with varying droplets and splotches of different shades of brown. A raku fired vase that was dipped in a fermented mix. The bottom third of the vase is very round or circular (the belly), narrows quite a bit then goes upward while flaring out to make quite a coned neck. The belly has the most burnt fermented mix becoming nearly black, with a few bubbling lines across it that are a golden orange. Where the belly meets the neck gradually becomes lighter as it goes towards the bare rim. The different shades of brown showing with a variety of shades and splotches. The inside of the rim of the pot, just barely, pouring lines of the burnt fermented mix can be seen as it was being poured out of the vase; a darker strip with a lighter strip on either side. A raku fired vase that was dipped in a fermented mix. A round, low belly that slowly tapers in as it rises towards the defined, bare rim. The rim and very bottom of the vase are bare, while the majority of the form is covered in a red-violet hyper fine clay slip that has turned a light terracotta during the firing. Different layers of the burnt fermented mix layer over each other as it moves up the pot with different shades of brown and variety of splotches. Areas where the burnt ferment mix is light, the clay slip can be seen through adding a rosey color overall.
January 12, 2026 at 10:11 PM
potterygeek.bsky.social
Some recent work from my own pottery corner. I have a username to live up to after all. #nerdfarters
A ceramic vase, brown and black in a crackling pattern. Made by an Obvara Raku technique A cream colored ceramic vase with a repeating carved texture pattern on the surface. A large ceramic bowl glazed with a cerulean and white sea foam pattern. A purple ceramic mug with white dots of glaze. The mug is squared off and has a swirled pattern made by lift lines on the side.
October 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
thornfieldhall.bsky.social
After a catastrophic porcelain stoneware firing (all bloated), it's such a joy when raku delivers the goods. The copper matte absolutely shimmers in the flesh. Can't wait for winter to be over so we can start again! #pottery #ceramics
Raku white crackle glaze bowl with fern wax resist design Obvara bowl Copper matte raku pot, reduction fired. Naked raku pot, bisqueware covered with slip then a layer of transparent glaze before peeling back.
October 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
bobstack1.bsky.social
Obvara Raku

#pottery #clay #wheelthrown #pottersofbluesky #ceramics #peace
#raku #obvara
August 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
nanwollman.bsky.social
My other obvara piece, 'Dog with Spots', $30, stoneware and obvara. Should I do more like this? #kilngod #kilngods #obvara #animalart #nanwollman #wollmanstudios.com #romerohousepotters  #ceramics #tucsonarizona #contemporaryceramics  #ceramicsmagazine #femaleartist #femaleartists #madeintucson
August 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
nanwollman.bsky.social
'Creature', $30, obvara fired stoneware. What animal do you see?
#maskmondays #nanwollman #wollmanstudios.com #romerohousepotters  #ceramics   #tucsonarizona #contemporaryceramics  #ceramicsmagazine #stoneware #femaleartist #femaleartists #madeintucson #obvarafiring #maskmonday
August 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
ambrosemoon.bsky.social
Here are some of my #skulls from this weekend’s #raku workshop at the #annarborpottersguild All three are raku stoneware. The first is “beauty” glaze, the second is obvara, and the third is “copper sand” glaze. Glazed skulls were reduced in sawdust and newspaper for 20 minutes.
Stylized ceramic skull in roughly textured rust orange, gray, and brown Stylized skull with white teeth, thick black and spotted black markings Stylized skull with rough glaze in full rainbow spectrum of colors. Blues, reds, and greens dominate
August 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
art-by-makay.bsky.social
some Obvara
July 18, 2025 at 2:42 AM
danaemcmiles.bsky.social
Obvara fired pinch pots sculptures!

They were meant to be pomegranates, but they ended up looking more like eggs from the Alien franchise 😅

#art #ceramics
June 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM
marshbabe.bsky.social
Had the chance to try Obvara pottery today!! Look at these little sourdough toads!
June 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
ttanceramics.bsky.social
I love the raku firing process. Here’s a close up of my recent raku pot with white crackle, which sold recently.

I’m excited that we will be doing an obvara firing in a few weeks. Never tried it. If you have, please share any tips!

#pottery #raku #whitecrackle #homedecorvase #vase
Close up of crackles on a white crackle raku fired vase with some darker lines over lighter colored crackles. It makes me think of spider webs, although others have described it as a map (of Paris)!
May 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
tigersmoonpottery.bsky.social
Hello pottery enthusiasts and creative souls!
After many unexpected setbacks, I finally completed my very first Obvara firing — and I couldn’t be more excited to share it with you!
Always remember
Never let fear stop you from reaching for a goal.
More Obvara firings are on the horizon — stay tuned!
May 4, 2025 at 12:18 AM
sedonaartscenter.bsky.social
Students will be using non-traditional finishes such as Raku, Saggar, and Obvara to create beautiful surface results.

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April 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
jillianlem.bsky.social
Nothing more fun than raku and obvara!
February 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
divokaplaneta.bsky.social
Obvara demo on a beautiful night
#obvara #ceramics #pnwceramics
February 11, 2025 at 6:27 AM
austinwieland.bsky.social
I got out of the office again today and taught a Raku and Obvara Firing workshop at the Forsyth County Art Honors Day! #lagrangecollege #lcartanddesign #pottery #raku #obvara
February 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
artknacky.bsky.social
I actually really dislike toads and frogs but they make great art and these ceramic pieces done with Obvara firing turned out better then I expected.
#toads
#frogs
#ceramics
#obvara
February 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
potcake216.bsky.social
Results from today’s Obvara firing! Spending the morning in the desert dipping hot pottery in yeast soup to make cool shit and hang out with interesting people. Sigh 🥹
February 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
starrflowerstudios.bsky.social
Choose 20 pots or ceramic pieces that you have made. One pot per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 8

#pottery #ceramics #20pots #obvara
January 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
maudlinmouse.bsky.social
Obligatory first post. A small obvara vessel from last year.
January 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
cerameiks.bsky.social
Some obvara plates from a bit ago. I’ve always thought these look a lot like a stack of pancakes. And I’m here for it.

#pottery #raku #ceramics #obvara
January 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
afff.bsky.social
vou em duas oficinas de raku - uma normal e uma obvara UHUUUU investindo na minha ARTE
January 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
hollyquilex.bsky.social
Joining in! Day one! #pottery #ceramics #clayperson #obvara
January 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
kikeka.bsky.social
Cocción de ahumados y raku obvara.
#cerámica #alfarería #raku #pitfiring #artesanía #pots #pottery #ceramicist #artschool
December 12, 2024 at 8:07 AM
jennysampson.bsky.social
My 1st time. Raku clay is super groggy and I struggled w it but the effects are pretty cool. The workshop also offered a dip of 50% creamer/water and the color was much browner than the caramel of the obvara - she was testing effects of different sugar content. These are clearly darker in person 🤔
December 11, 2024 at 5:10 PM