Schedule

Saturday, June 20: 9 AM – 5 PM; Sunday, June 21: 10 Am – 6 PM; Tuesday, June 23: 4 PM – 7 PM

Location

Room 117, Ceramics Studio

Experience Level

Intermediate and Advanced

Event Categories: Ceramics, Workshops

Age(s)

17+

Registration

Registration Cost:

$295

Materials Fee:

Included

Total Registration Cost:

$295

About the Class

Join Resident Alumni and Visiting Artist, Tab Link as they teach the process of mid-range soda firing alongside our kiln facilitator, Dan Clauson. Throughout the 3 day workshop, students will receive an introduction to mid-range soda firing, with hands-on training in the process of loading, firing, and maintaining our crossdraft kiln named “Julia”. Participants in this workshop will learn the fundamentals of atmospheric soda firing. The class will be instructed in the safety and care of the equipment as well as guided through the firing process. This workshop includes instruction on glazing, wadding the ceramic pieces, loading the kiln, firing the kiln, and kiln maintenance, with special instruction in Tab Link’s processes and firing techniques.

An artist talk about their studio practice and history with firing

Presentation on the History of Sodium based firing practices

Presentation on the Basic Chemistry of Sodium Glazing

Presentations will cover information on both salt and soda firings, their similarities/differences, and shared histories. Participants will bring bisque-ware to be fired as bare clay or with slipped surfaces. There will be an assortment of flashing slips and glazes to apply to the bisqueware on loading day for those who choose to use them. Each participant gets 1 cubic foot of firing space.(Tip; Make sure all your pots fit approximately into a milk crate which is 1 cubic foot of space).

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