Judy Geerts
Artist bio My specialty is creating copper-flash raku figures.My raku is an Americanized version of the traditional 16th century Japanese firing process.In 1993,I saw an article in "Ceramics Monthly that led me to Ox-bow,a school of art and artists' residency in Saugatuck,Michigan,associated with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. There I met Wisconsin Ceramist John Wrenn who was making progress creating vibrant colors from the the very volatile Copper-Flash Raku process.Over the years John and I collaborated and together evolved our firing process to reduce some of the inherent unpredictability of Copper-Flash firing. There are so many variables in achieving good color with Copper-Flash,and I very much enjoy finding that "sweet spot" where I can maximize the beauty of the color with the figure which I have hand built.Achieving a repeatable pallette with a very unpredictable process is for me one of life's great adventures.

Judy Geerts

Artist bio

My specialty is creating copper-flash raku figures.My raku is an Americanized version of the traditional 16th century Japanese firing process.In 1993,I saw an article in "Ceramics Monthly that led me to Ox-bow,a school of art and artists' residency in Saugatuck,Michigan,associated with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
There I met Wisconsin Ceramist John Wrenn who was making progress creating vibrant colors from the the very volatile Copper-Flash Raku process.Over the years John and I collaborated and together evolved our firing process to reduce some of the inherent unpredictability of Copper-Flash firing.
There are so many variables in achieving good color with Copper-Flash,and I very much enjoy finding that "sweet spot" where I can maximize the beauty of the color with the figure which I have hand built.Achieving a repeatable pallette with a very unpredictable process is for me one of life's great adventures.

About the work
Title: Figures In Motion
Art form: 3-D
Medium: clay raku-fired
Year created: 2011
Description of work: A collection of Raku fired figures.
Height:	3 feet
Width:	2 feet
Depth:	1 feet

Judy Geerts

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