Description

This workshop will take place July 10 from 3 -5 pm. During this workshop, we will make a decorated box using raku clay. I have not had a chance to make a prototype, but have included other raku boxes made by artists found on the internet. If you are not famililiar with raku firing, please see video below.

You have seen the fun on “The Great Pottery Throwdown”. Now you can try it yourself!

A fun way to end the work week. There are no prerequisites to attend this workshop.

This will be run the same as the regular open studio – with a couple of differences:

You will be provided a slab of clay and a template, from which you will build a box.
there are no prerequisites, but you should have experience working with clay.
At least 4 people need to sign up for the class to take place.
if you are a regular open studio attendee, you will not be able to work with your raku piece during regular open studio times. Raku clay has a different firing temperature and it is important that the regular studio clay does not mix with the raku clay. The studio is also too small to pull out raku materials during regular open studio.
This workshop is for Friday July 10 from 3 – 5 pm.

The next raku firings will tentatively take place Friday evening July 24 from 5 – 8 pm – dependent on:

Are there enough pieces to fill the kiln?
Is the weather suitable? ( no rain in the forecast, not too hot, not too cold, not too windy)
Are there enough folks to help with the firing? At least 6 are needed

The rain date will be the following Friday at the same time. The raku firings will take place on Friday nights, and will be weather dependent, since the firings take place outside. If we have a series of wet Fridays, there is a good chance the firing date will move to a Saturday.