RESEARCHING RAUGO - Baltic Raku - process
2022
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Raugo (or Obvara/Baltic Raku) firing -
is an old Eastern European firing method using a mixture of yeast, flour and water.
Vessels were made in collaboration with a local baker / restaurator from Poznań, Poland - Piotr Lasik from Bardzo kawiarnia who delivered the sourdough mix.
This event was a part of a series of Raugo firings, conducted in order to complete a part of my PhD research on Baltic Raku.
Relationship between temperature, density of a sourdough, different types of the flour used and how they affect the appearing patterns was being investigated.
See here
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sourdough︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎![]()
This meeting was an impulse to celebrate the dough by firing the clay pieces in sourdough and sharing bread brought by Piotr.
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final, textured pattern︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎
Vessels were made in collaboration with a local baker / restaurator from Poznań, Poland - Piotr Lasik from Bardzo kawiarnia who delivered the sourdough mix.
This event was a part of a series of Raugo firings, conducted in order to complete a part of my PhD research on Baltic Raku.
Relationship between temperature, density of a sourdough, different types of the flour used and how they affect the appearing patterns was being investigated.
See here
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sourdough︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎
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This meeting was an impulse to celebrate the dough by firing the clay pieces in sourdough and sharing bread brought by Piotr.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f506834d490d3da6923f600934aa2408045e070f3e2a79f9dfd5d1bfbc2f2c4/IMG_5611-2.jpg)
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final, textured pattern︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎
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set up︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎︎