What is Raku? Raku is a Japanese term which means enjoyment, comfort or pleasure. Around 1550 a Japanese artisan Chojiro of Kyoto, began using this technique in the production of ceramic tea bowls. The technique was considered avante-garde and won favor with the ruling statesman of the time, Toyotomo Hideyoshi. He presented Chojiro with a […]
Monthly Archives: April 2019
Kennebunkport Gallery Order
Twice a year we have large orders from our friends at the (NAME) gallery in Kennebunkport, Maine. The bulk of this order is our whimsical animals including Fat Cats and Dodo birds. Most of our clients are here in the Southern US and so we deliver in person. But Kennebunkport is a little too far […]