Ruben's Raku Beads

Estate Beads is delighted to offer Ruben's Raku for sale online.  These beads are expertly hand-crafted by Houston Artisan Ruben Yzaguirre.  He is a talented and well-known Texas artist who has specialized in creating raku beads for many years.    Copper and red are some of his customer's favorites. 

Raku is an ancient Japanese method of firing porcelain clay, utilizing rapid changes in temperature. The beads are placed in a very hot kiln and a large air-tight container of shredded newspaper.  With just the right time, temperature, and technique, the beads come out with vivid colors and sheen.  Fire and smoke create the matte black surface areas that are not glazed.  Oxygen deprivation and temperature changes are what determine the exact shade of the color.  Slight variations will cause the glazes to react differently and the change in colors.  If you want raku beads with matching colors you must order them all at one time.  We can not guarantee that the next batch will match exactly.

These red raku beads are wonderful, they are handmade and rolled so they will vary in size and color. Great tomato red with a few black specks. Sold 12 beads to a strand.

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These beads are great companions for the rounds. They have a nice even red color. Sold 12 beads to a strand.

Sizes: 16 x 12mm

These copper raku beads are stunning, they are handmade and then a design is pressed into them. They vary from very shiny copper to matte brown with splashes of blue & green.

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Sizes: 18mm

These copper raku beads are stunning! They vary from very shiny copper to matte brown with splashes of blue and green. Sold 12 beads to a strand.

Sizes: Sold Out

These square raku beads are stunning too! They have a black and copper glaze on them, there is also a light pattern pressed into them. (The smaller squares have less copper)

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These flat ovals have a great blue and copper glaze with a pattern pressed into them.

Sizes: 16 x 12mm

These puffy raku hearts have a thin silvery blue glaze, that makes each one unique - they have two holes on the top sides of the hearts.

Sizes: 25 x 30mm

These red raku hearts have silver Precious Metal Clay (PMC) on both sides of them.  The silver is 99% pure.  Each one is unique - they have two holes on the top sides of the hearts.

Sizes: 25 x 30mm

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