RANDY SNYDER
RAKU BOWLS, VASES, FISH, PLATES
Raku Pottery Fish, Vases, Bowls
“I make my Raku Pottery on the potters wheel. the rest I hand build with white stoneware clay.”
Randy Snyder, an award winning artist in the fine art of Raku Pottery, has been making and teaching pottery for over 25 years. Raku translates to “enjoyment, contentment, pleasure, and happiness,” according to Randy, which is what you will feel when you first view his elegant vases and containers with their sophisticated shapes and their matte to metallic finishes.
Randy’s goal is to teach and pass down his craft for all to enjoy. He teaches at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts, where he is the Ceramic Studio Manager, and also teaches at the Rohnert Park Community Center Pottery Studio.
Process:
The raku firing, along with post fire reduction gives the glazes iridescent metallic effects and gives the white clay amazing crackle patterns. It also blackens the clay where there is no glaze. This unique process of firing gives each piece its individual characteristics, so no two pieces are alike, making each piece of Raku Pottery a unique piece of art.
