Horoscope Fish :: Fishbowl-O-Rama :: 365 for 2015 ::

[Horoscope Fish]

19 June 2015 / Day 170 of 365
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Fake Waterfall (Bad Day for Photography, #14729)​

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[Horoscope Fish]

20 June 2015 / Day 171 of 365
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A Day at the Fair #1 - The Henna Tattoo ​

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A Day at the Fair #2 - Taking the Plunge
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A Day at the Fair #3 - Ring Around the Ducky
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A Day at the Fair #4 - Ukuleles in the Sun
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[Horoscope Fish]

21 June 2015 / Day 172 of 365 :: My Pet Dino's Big Day Out! ::
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Decided to take my pet tyranosaurus rex out today with the promise we could aaaaaaaanything HE wanted ALL DAY. So, you know what THAT means...
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Flower picking...​

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MORE flower picking... (sighhhh)​

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And frozen yogurt.​

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[RON_RIP]

Ah, a lad and his pet is a wonderful thing:very_drunk:

 

[Horoscope Fish]

22 June 2015 / Day 173 of 365
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We Do Raku So You Don't Have to​

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[wud]

I have no idea what raku is?

 

[RON_RIP]

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We Do Raku So You Don't Have to​

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Thank you for that.

 

[Horoscope Fish]

23 June 2015 / Day 174 of 365
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Mister Bojangles​

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[cwgrizz]

I have no idea what raku is?

Don't feel bad, I had to google it and this is what I found:

"RAKU is a type of Japanese pottery that is traditionally used in the Japanese Tea Ceremony, most often in the form of tea bowls."

Nice series HF

 

[Horoscope Fish]

I have no idea what raku is?

Don't feel bad, I had to google it and this is what I found:

"RAKU is a type of Japanese pottery that is traditionally used in the Japanese Tea Ceremony, most often in the form of tea bowls."

Here in the states, we typically do what is known as Western Raku which stems from the traditional form but is significantly different. In traditional Japanese Raku, the piece is removed from the kiln and then dipped into water, or is left sitting out in the open to cool slowly. These are the traditional methods for making ceramic used in the Tea Ceremony.

In Western Raku the piece is removed from the kiln while still glowing hot and then quickly plunged into a container full of combustible material (newspaper, wood chips, used motor oil, what have you). The combustible material then interacts with the glaze and the pottery itself causing it to turn black and "crazing" (very fine cracking) the surface.

There are numerous variations on basic Raku technique, things like horsehair Raku where strands of horsehair (usually long ones from the mane or tail) are draped over the still glowing hot pottery) but regardless of the specifics, exactly how the final piece turns out is always unpredictable, an aspect many people love about Raku; you really never know what you're going to get and every piece is truly unique.

Probably more than you wanted to know...
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An Example of Western Raku​

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Another Example of Western Raku​

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Horsehair Raku​

 

[Horoscope Fish]

24 June 2015 / Day 175 of 365
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On My Way Up​

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[Horoscope Fish]

25 June 2015 / Day 176 of 365
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Here There Be (Bearded) Dragons​

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[Horoscope Fish]

:: 365 Bonus Shot ::
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Big City, Big City Life​

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[Horoscope Fish]

26 June 2015 / Day 177 of 365
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Ssssneaky Snake (Likes Root Beer)​

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[Roy1961]

paul is that a wild snake or pet?

 

[wud]

Very cool, thanks for sharing about raku! Some amazing vases you posted

 

[Horoscope Fish]

27 June 2015 / Day 178 of 365
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Isabelle's Revenge (Teaser)​

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[Horoscope Fish]

28 June 2015 / Day 179 of 365
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Wall With Chain, Paint and Stucco​

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[Blacktop]

paul is that a wild snake or pet?

Forget the snake!! Did you see the EXIF? 11,400 ISO. Amazing.

 

[Horoscope Fish]

Forget the snake!! Did you see the EXIF? 11,400 ISO. Amazing.

Oh. Wow... I hadn't even noticed that.
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