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SUMMARY:Naked Raku #2
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is specifically for Old school Potters. Not sure if you are an Old School potter? Old School Potters are those foks who regularly attend open studio.  \nIt is a 3 day workshop. The first day\, Friday May  1\, you make the pot. The second day\, May 8\,  you trim it. At that time you will be given a jar of terra sigliatta. Once your pot is bone dry\, you will apply the terra sigliatta and burnish it. You will need to bring the pot back by Wednesday the 13th so that it can be bisqued.  The first 2 days will be May 1 and May 8 from 3 – 5 pm.  If you can not make these dates\, you can not do this workshop. When we get together\, we can look at the weather forecast to figure out the potential day for firing. ideally\, I would like to do the firing May 15  from 4 – 6 pm. (We found that the kiln reached temperature very quickly. We should be able to do 2 firings very easily.) \nThis is an experimental workshop to test the process for naked raku.  This video explains naked raku.  Sorry to disappoint you\, but it is a process where one is fully clothed.  \nYou will be given 1.5 pounds to make your creation. Because raku clay is low fire\, we need to keep it separate from the rest of the clay of the studio. If it were to get mixed up with our regular clay\, it could lead to chunks of pots melting out in the glaze firing\, leaving big gaping holes\, and a mess in the kiln.  \nThere are two types of naked raku firing. One method involves putting horse hair and downy feathers on the pot once it is pulled from the raku kiln. Those things then carbonize on the pot leaving a cool carbon imprint on the white clay.  We have a good supply of horse hair\, it will be up to you to supply your own downy feathers. Vincent Garcia is a Connecticut artist who uses feathers and his own hair (I think) is his naked raku process. In the other process\, another layer of slip is added to the pot\,  and that goes into the raku kiln. The pot is pulled from the kiln and reduced in newspaper. The extra layer of slip cracks on the pot\, and the carbon from the newspaper penetrates the cracks and leaves a cool carbon pattern.  \nOur first attempt at this firing did not go as hoped. The slip\, we learned\, needs to be much thicker than how we applied it. I think the terra sigliatta may need a reformulation as those who did get cracks\, did not have the nice white background with black carbonized cracks characterized by naked raku.  Additionally\, those who applied feathers and horse hair did so when the pot was too hot\, resulting in in what I would call over-carbonization. As a first attempt\, though\, we had some really inice esults – just a ittle more muted than anticipated.  \nThese artists have some gorgeous examples of naked raku: https://www.kildoagpottery.com/naked-raku/ \nLastly\, this is an experiment. As an experiment\, in order to help all the potters of Old School Clay\, you wil be required to document  your process so that we can all learn how to do it better. If many folks ask to sign up for this workshop\, priority will be given to folks who have a history of documenting their results (or at least can recall what they did).  \nI am hoping I can get 10 of you to learn best methods to do this process. We can do this in colder weather than regular raku becuase it is ok if pots cool fairly quickly. If more testing is needed – which is likely – I will open it up to another group of folks.  \nThis workshop is free. I appreciate your help. Typical of raku\, these pots are decorative.  \n 
URL:https://oldschoolclayandceramics.com/event/naked-raku-2/
LOCATION:Old School Clay and Ceramics\, 145 Main St\, Groton\, Ma\, 01450
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SUMMARY:Mother's Day Pottery Sale
DESCRIPTION:Huge pottery sale! More than 10 potters of Old School Clay participating. All kinds of functional pottery: bowls\, mugs\, planters. If it can be made of clay\, we may have made it! Great gifts for mother’s day\, and your favorite teacher. Saturday May 9\, 10 – 1 pm. 
URL:https://oldschoolclayandceramics.com/event/mothers-day-pottery-sale/
LOCATION:Old School Clay and Ceramics\, 145 Main St\, Groton\, Ma\, 01450
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