Robin Cone-Murakami of Honolulu joined many others at the Hawai‘i Craftsmen/Honolulu Museum of Art School on Sept. 8 for a DIY raku glazing and firing. Cone-Murakami applies glaze to her bowl before it was fired in the kiln. (Photos by Wayne Shinbara)Master raku artist Ken Kang with four of his raku bowls. The Hands On Raku event was held in conjunction with “The Visible Hand: Hawai‘i Craftsmen Statewide Exhibition.”Unglazed tea bowls were available for purchase for $15.Hawai‘i Craftsmen members carefully remove the just-fired raku pieces from the still-hot kiln. The beauty of the glazed works are revealed at this stage.Hawai‘i Craftsmen members Gary and Valerie Yokoyama cleaning bowls after they had been glazed and fired.Master raku artist Ken Kang made this mizusashi, including its painted wood cover. Fresh water is stored in the mizusashi to replenish the hot water kettle for the tea.Tea implements (clockwise from bottom): cha-ire (tea caddy) with a chashaku (bamboo scoop) resting atop it, chasen (bamboo whisk) and chawan (tea bowl).
