Spontaneity is, of course, an uncertain thing in the art world. It can lead to blindingly brilliant flashes of beauty and creativity, or it can totally destroy a perfectly orchestrated project.

SOMERVILLE – Raku, a 12th-century pottery-firing technique, may trace its origins to creating the wares for Japanese tea ceremonies, but you certainly don’t need to hop on a plane to try it yourself.

Among the many exciting events taking place at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts in Mount Vernon this year, one of the most awe-inspiring and entertaining is the Raku pottery firing that happens just a ...

The centuries-old art of Raku pottery comes to South County this summer as Amy Webber teaches an eight-week course on the techniques of Raku and pit firing. These two time-honored firing methods come ...

One of the most interesting things about art is that it can be tied tightly to time, but also transcend it. The exhibit “Raku: The Cosmos in a Tea Bowl,” at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art ...

Two artists, two mediums, one long conversation. Commonwheel Artists Gallery’s new exhibit, “Relics of Abstraction,” will feature raku pottery by Jerry Rhodes and woodcuts by Amy Guadagnoli. It runs ...