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These web pages show several pieces of my work, some may still available for sale. Other works, and similar
pieces, are available at the studios. We invite you to get to know us and our work. Send us an email to schedule a viewing
or, see the "shows & appearances" page on this site.
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Click here to see pictures of the Raku Crew at one of our recent Raku Workshops. We had big fun!
Join us for a Raku Workshop! Denny will be leading a Raku
Firing Workshop at the Crooked Tree Pottery in Mason. Explore the colorful world of Raku firing with
Denny Means. See dates at the right, or Email Denny at
the link below for more information.
Click here for Denny's Raku Workshop Manual
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Raku Firing Demonstrations
CLAY! FIRE! ART! LIFE! IS RAKU!
See it all at Crooked Tree Pottery and Studios. Send us your email address
to see a dramatic Raku firing demonstration! It’s scary, it’s fun,
and sociable.
Bring the excitement and fun of a Raku firing to your school or facility! We
can bring an organized and safe raku demonstration to you within a 60 mile radius of Cincinnati. Lesson plan available.
The Raku firing demonstration presents opportunities for lessons
in art history, ceramics, kiln safety, science, writing, and social studies coupled with hands on activity that encourages
teamwork.
Denny Means has studied alternate firing methods for years and he is glad to help your organization with workshops and
demonstrations in Pit Firing or Raku Firing.
To paraphrase Paulus Berensohn, I believe that making art and owning artwork is part of our birthright, "and dances anybody
can do to heal themselves and the world." That our encounter with primary materials, such as clay, "can be a connecting
bridge ...in the formative forces of life."
Get the essential books on Raku delivered to your door. Click here to link to Amazon.com
The essential book on Raku! Raku, A Practical Guide by Steven Branfman. Buy it here at a discount and support this site. Everybody
wins!
Don't delay! Here is another great book on raku: Raku Pottery by Robert Piepenburg. Click here to purchase at a discount and
support this site.
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Workshops Taught by Denny Means:
Workshop date: Saturday - to be announced Time: 10:00 a.m. to approx. 6:00 (Rain Date: ) Session ending times are very approximate.
Thanks
to our Raku Workshop members - we have had a ton of fun and got some really cool Raku pots. Wacth this space for more workshops.
Firing at Crooked Tree Studios, 5254 Bentwood Drive, Mason, Ohio 45040 (about 5 miles from King’s Island)
What
to bring: Five bisqued pots, made of Raku Clay.
Experience the fun and camaraderie of firing your own Raku pots! The
workshop theme is Raku firing and the goal is to offer a hands-on experience in this dramatic form of firing pottery. A further goal is to share a safe, enjoyable day working cooperatively with our fellow
pottery people. Plus, you will get to see some great pots, and have a good story of the firing!
Read the Workshop Manual on this site for tips on making pots
for Raku.
We will serve a light lunch. Participants may bring a
casserole to help out. Those on special diets will want to bring their own food, or special drink.
Clay Alliance Professional Workshop: "Raku - Art from the Fire"
Workshop
date: Saturday, September 17 Time: 10:00 a.m. to
approximately 6:00 p.m.
Workshop
Location: Crooked Tree Studios, 5254 Bentwood Drive, Mason, Ohio 45040 (about 5 miles from King’s Island)
For Clay Alliance Members - Thanks to all who came - we had a blast!
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