Flingin Pots is excited to share low-firing process that is inspired by traditional Japanese raku firing. Western-style raku involves removing pottery from a kiln while at bright red heat and placing it into containers with combustible materials. Once the materials ignite, the containers are closed. This produces an intense reduction atmosphere which affects the colors in glazes and clay bodies and produces brilliant metallic blues, purples, coppers, red and yellows Note: Raku ware is not foodsafe.
Cost: $85
Dates & Times: Creating days: M & W, 7/8 & 7/10 1-3pm, Firing Day: M 7/15, 1-3pm
Age: 12-17
What happens at the workshop series? Students will learn the basic handbuilding techniques to create and fire 3-4 projects. Slab, coil and pinch construction techniques will all be covered. Once pots are bisqued fired, students will explore tape resist designs and paint their projects with various Raku glazes. Next we take students through the Raku demo - trash can and combustible demo, horsehair demo so they are ready and confident to fire and pull their own pieces from the kiln. Lastly, we Fire up students pots to 1800 and add them to the post firing reduction chambers, let them cool for 10 minutes, clean up and TAKE POTS HOME!
That’s right! Raku is the only ceramic firing process that you take your pots home the same night after they cool 😎
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Rescheduling/class credits only available within 48 hours from purchase date. Otherwise, 50% credit towards Make at Home kit will be issued for missed classes due to illness, Covid, emergency etc when prior notice is given. No credit for no call no shows.
