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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 321849, member: 45&quot;]You have a piece of American Raku (also called post-firing reduction).&nbsp; It is most likely a student project.&nbsp; Definitely not the work of Peter Voulkos!</p><p><br /></p><p>Although in his early years he was known for his production of dinnerware, Voulkos was best&nbsp; known for his monumental sculptural works, both in clay and bronze.&nbsp; Early pieces were gas and electric fired, his later work primarily fired in an anagama kiln.&nbsp; He didn&#039;t do American raku.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It was actually a student of his, Paul Soldner, who invented American Raku in 1960, and was responsible for introducing it to the world through countless workshops and demonstrations.&nbsp; Probably everyone who ever took a pottery class in the 1960s to the present, has at one time or another made a piece of American raku, making it highly unlikely to be able to identify any given piece with the maker.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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