Glaze Mixing & Firing
Saturday 16 March 10am - 2pm
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So, you’re ready to start glazing and firing at home but feel like you’re in the dark? This workshop is designed to give budding potters practical experience mixing glazes from scratch and the knowledge to pack, program and care for your kiln.
Taught by Lisa Skillern, this jam-packed 4-hour workshop covers a lot of ground, but we promise you won’t leave feeling overwhelmed! Instead, you’ll walk away with experience working with raw materials, your questions answered and the confidence to start your glazing and firing journey at home.
You will learn:
Occupational Health and Safety
Record keeping
Clay temperatures and glazes
Handling raw materials
Glaze preparation – measuring raw materials, mixing, sieving
Colourants – Mixing them with a white glaze
Glaze application and faults
Protecting kiln shelves – kiln wash, stilts, setters
How to pack and program your kiln
Measuring heat work with cones
What do I need to bring?
Each student is required to bring 3 bisqued midfire pieces in varying sizes/shapes such as a bowl, mug, small plate etc. If you don’t work with mid fire clay you can purchase 3 pieces on the day for an additional $20.
A packed lunch (for a 15 minute break)
Note pad and pen
Dust Mask
Closed toe shoes
What’s included?
All glaze materials
Tools for glazing
Firing of results
Handouts
Saturday 16 March 10am - 2pm
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So, you’re ready to start glazing and firing at home but feel like you’re in the dark? This workshop is designed to give budding potters practical experience mixing glazes from scratch and the knowledge to pack, program and care for your kiln.
Taught by Lisa Skillern, this jam-packed 4-hour workshop covers a lot of ground, but we promise you won’t leave feeling overwhelmed! Instead, you’ll walk away with experience working with raw materials, your questions answered and the confidence to start your glazing and firing journey at home.
You will learn:
Occupational Health and Safety
Record keeping
Clay temperatures and glazes
Handling raw materials
Glaze preparation – measuring raw materials, mixing, sieving
Colourants – Mixing them with a white glaze
Glaze application and faults
Protecting kiln shelves – kiln wash, stilts, setters
How to pack and program your kiln
Measuring heat work with cones
What do I need to bring?
Each student is required to bring 3 bisqued midfire pieces in varying sizes/shapes such as a bowl, mug, small plate etc. If you don’t work with mid fire clay you can purchase 3 pieces on the day for an additional $20.
A packed lunch (for a 15 minute break)
Note pad and pen
Dust Mask
Closed toe shoes
What’s included?
All glaze materials
Tools for glazing
Firing of results
Handouts
Saturday 16 March 10am - 2pm
~
So, you’re ready to start glazing and firing at home but feel like you’re in the dark? This workshop is designed to give budding potters practical experience mixing glazes from scratch and the knowledge to pack, program and care for your kiln.
Taught by Lisa Skillern, this jam-packed 4-hour workshop covers a lot of ground, but we promise you won’t leave feeling overwhelmed! Instead, you’ll walk away with experience working with raw materials, your questions answered and the confidence to start your glazing and firing journey at home.
You will learn:
Occupational Health and Safety
Record keeping
Clay temperatures and glazes
Handling raw materials
Glaze preparation – measuring raw materials, mixing, sieving
Colourants – Mixing them with a white glaze
Glaze application and faults
Protecting kiln shelves – kiln wash, stilts, setters
How to pack and program your kiln
Measuring heat work with cones
What do I need to bring?
Each student is required to bring 3 bisqued midfire pieces in varying sizes/shapes such as a bowl, mug, small plate etc. If you don’t work with mid fire clay you can purchase 3 pieces on the day for an additional $20.
A packed lunch (for a 15 minute break)
Note pad and pen
Dust Mask
Closed toe shoes
What’s included?
All glaze materials
Tools for glazing
Firing of results
Handouts