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Raku Pottery - Watercolor Paintings - Beaded Jewelry

LIFE IS SUPPOSED TO BE FUN!

About Us
Deborah Kane and Paul Turpin

A short note to all of you who have visited this site before and find that it is now quite different; we lost our website through my own OOPS and I am in the process of rebuilding it. I want to retain a similar look to the old site so it will look familiar to those of you have been here before, while also revamping it with a fresh, new look. Of course, the jewelry pages are all new, never been seen before. There will be more images to come. It takes a LOT of time to rebuild!

Raku Pottery
Feeding The Fire
Watercolors
Going With The Flow Beaded Jewelry
Honoring Earth's Gifts

The unique reduction process used to create Raku pottery is best known for it's fabulous metallic colors and characteristic black/gray on unglazed areas although non-metallic glazes are also used.
As the photo shows, red-hot pottery is removed from the kiln and placed into combustible material and closed up to create an oxygen starved atmosphere.

*Please note that Raku pottery is decorative art and not appropriate for use with food or liquids.

I love the freshness of watercolors and the spontaneous effects that can occur as the paint flows through the water. It is challenging to go with the flow as this wonderful medium can be difficult to control!

The first watercolor page shows a sampling of past commissioned paintings. However, I am no longer taking commissioned work.

I love jewelry!
For years I have browsed bead shops only to leave empty handed and overwhelmed. My inspiration came when I found a strand of beautiful Lapis beads at a Gem show. The Lapis and enough sterling silver to make a necklace and bracelet ran me about $125. It was worth every penny as it's still my favorite!

I confess I am now addicted! On these pages are some examples of jewelry for sale and some I have made for family, friends or myself.

LINKS:
RAKU POTTERY

LINKS:
WATERCOLORS

LINKS:
JEWELRY

Raku Pottery Page 1
Watercolors: Commissioned work
Jewelry Designs page 1

Raku Pottery Page 2; Native American Designs
Page 2: Watercolors
Jewelry Designs Page 2 coming soon!

Raku Pottery Page 3
Hand-Built pottery
New Watercolor page -images up but still under construction!
Jewelry Page 3 coming soon!

Raku Pottery Page 4: Contemporary Designs
Watercolor Page 4 Coming Soon!
New Jewelry page coming soon!

Raku Pottery Feeding The Fire	Watercolors Going With The Flow	Beaded Jewelry Honoring Earth's Gifts

The unique reduction process used to create Raku pottery is best known for it's fabulous metallic colors and characteristic black/gray on unglazed areas although non-metallic glazes are also used. As the photo shows, red-hot pottery is removed from the kiln and placed into combustible material and closed up to create an oxygen starved atmosphere. *Please note that Raku pottery is decorative art and not appropriate for use with food or liquids.	I love the freshness of watercolors and the spontaneous effects that can occur as the paint flows through the water. It is challenging to go with the flow as this wonderful medium can be difficult to control! The first watercolor page shows a sampling of past commissioned paintings. However, I am no longer taking commissioned work.	I love jewelry! For years I have browsed bead shops only to leave empty handed and overwhelmed. My inspiration came when I found a strand of beautiful Lapis beads at a Gem show. The Lapis and enough sterling silver to make a necklace and bracelet ran me about $125. It was worth every penny as it's still my favorite! I confess I am now addicted! On these pages are some examples of jewelry for sale and some I have made for family, friends or myself.
LINKS: RAKU POTTERY	LINKS: WATERCOLORS	LINKS: JEWELRY
Raku Pottery Page 1	Watercolors: Commissioned work	Jewelry Designs page 1
Raku Pottery Page 2; Native American Designs	Page 2: Watercolors	Jewelry Designs Page 2 coming soon!
Raku Pottery Page 3 Hand-Built pottery	New Watercolor page -images up but still under construction!	Jewelry Page 3 coming soon!
Raku Pottery Page 4: Contemporary Designs	Watercolor Page 4 Coming Soon!	New Jewelry page coming soon!