Canyon Reflections

Abstract

“Raku - Origins, Impact and Contemporary Expression” was a symposium and exhibition convened by Professor Jim Romberg, Southern Oregon University, to research the development of new potentials in western raku. The event brought together some of the leading raku specialists worldwide to develop work and an attendant critical discourse. Jones was an invited participant. The group discussed the ancient and the contemporary heritage of raku and then embarked on collaborative ventures to explore a set of propositions concerning the nature of raku practice, which had evolved from the discourse. Set in this context, Jones pieces were made as a reflection on, and reinterpretation of, the vessels made for tea ceremony in a contemporary context.