Pottery of he Alchemist is located in the Netherlands and the work is mainly in the Raku technic. Chemical engineering was the main education of Ruud Ruijgrok and that is the reason that he is interested in glazes and has made his own glaze program.

The demo version is available for free ( this demo version can more than most of the commercial programs)

Ruud Ruijgrok is a member of the NVK (Dutch ceramic association)

"I was born in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) on December 3, 1938. After highschool I completed a course in the Chemical Department at the HTS of Amsterdam. Afterwards, I started my professional career at Philips, to improve physical and chemical processes for the production of electronic parts.

In 1980 my job at Philips provided me with the opportunity to develop technical ceramics (ceramic devices for electronic apparatus such as computers and mobile telephones).

This was also the start of my work in my free time on the fundamentals of ceramics: CLAY ; it is great fun to delve with your hands in the "mud" but with your head in the clouds.. And so I found a new hobby (besides tennis and walking in the mountains).
A happy coincidence was that through my work I had the opportunity to visit Japan and also the "Mecca" of the Raku techniques: KYOTO... and so arose a great interest in the techniques and forms of Raku.

After my retirement (at the end of 1998) it was very clear to me that I was developing as a potter in the tradition of Raku: simple in form with a surprising beauty. " - Ruud Ruijgrok