I always have to hold my opinions in check after a piece has been glazed and before it’s fired.? It’s raw, monochromatic, somehow very flat-looking.
And the reward (hopefully) comes after the raku firing when all the painterly impressions of fire, wind and weather play over the surface.? A human face appears….
![Balding Buddha](https://i2.wp.com/www.anitafeng.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Balding-Buddha-300x258.jpg?resize=300%2C258)