Raku ceramic rustic buttons

These are my unique handcrafted Raku-fired turquoise crazed buttons Each button has been handmade using raku clay, bisque fired, then glazed all over and placed on a jewellery rack before its final Raku firing. All my ceramic creations have been individually handcrafted by me with love and care. No two pieces are the same as each one has its own unique characteristics. Approximate size: Large: 30 mm diameter x 3 mm depth Medium 21 mm diameter x 3 mm depth Additional information: Raku is a rapid firing technique, adapted from an ancient Japanese firing. A small number of pieces are placed in a small gas fired kiln and fired up to around 1,000 c, each piece is then individually taken out of the kiln red hot and placed in a bin of sawdust & wood shavings which instantly combust, the actual finish is then down to careful timing, longer in the air will give bigger heavier crazing, covering quickly leaves areas with no crazing but the crazing itself is very random and this gives each piece its own character, all work is then completely covered in the sawdust or newspaper and left to cool before being cleaned.