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^6 reduction
Obvara
Raku Fire
Full Day Workshop: with Materials
This full day workshop involves us bringing all the materials for firing including the kilns, tongues, gloves, glazes etc. This does not include pots, but we can provide pots for the workshop. We will run the firings, do lectures, and discussions before and during each firing on the Raku process & clay and ceramics in general. This is a full day 8 hrs, and we typically complete 6-8 firings. Depending on the size of the pots this can accommodate 30-56 pots.
Base Price: $800.00
Pots: $20 per pot, unglazed and ready to fire.
Each workshop is customizable, contact us for specific needs.
Full Day Workshop
This is for a full day workshop using the materials and equipment you already have. This does not include pots, but we can provide pots for the workshop. We will run the firings, do lectures, and discussions before and during each firing on the Raku process & clay and ceramics in general. This is a full day 8 hrs, and we typically complete 6-8 firings. Depending on the size of the pots this can accommodate 30-56 pots.
Base Price: $600.00
Pots: $20 per pot, unglazed and ready to fire.
Each workshop is customizable, contact us for specific needs.
Workshops by the Hour
This is the rate for us to do a raku workshop by the hour or for an individual class using the materials and equipment you already have. This does not include pots, but we can provide pots for the workshop. We will run the firings, do lectures, and discussions before and during each firing on the Raku process & clay and ceramics in general.
Base Price: $75 hour, plus trip charge $50
Pots: $20 per pot, unglazed and ready to fire.
Each workshop is customizable, contact us for specific needs.
What is Raku & Alternative Firings?
Traditional Raku: Raku is a process by which pottery is fired at a relatively low temperature and then moved while hot to a closed container with combustible materials (such as paper or sawdust) that ignite and cause a reaction creating colors and patterns in the pottery's surface.
Saggar Fire:
Saggar Firing is the method of creating confined atmospheres within a container or saggar. The saggar can be made out of anything depending on the type of firing from the traditional refractory clay to newspaper. Originally saggars were used to protect the finish from the debris flying around the firing chamber from the wood or coal fuel source.
Naked Raku:
Naked Raku is done by coating a section of the exterior of the piece with the slip, taping off portions of the piece to leave parts of the body exposed to the firing; these areas will turn black after reduction. The piece is then fired in the kiln at lower temperatures until the slip has dried, and then further fired to 1,400 °F (760 °C). At this point, the piece is removed from the kiln and placed into the reduction chamber. In reduction the carbon will soak into the clay where the slip has cracked and turn black, but where the slip is stuck on the clay will keep its natural color. The slip can be easily removed by hand from the cooled piece to reveal the design.
Horse Hair:
Horse hair: Horse hair decoration is a process where the piece remains unglazed; when it reaches temperature in the kiln it is placed in the open air rather than the reduction chamber, and horse hair is strategically arranged on the piece. The horse hair immediately burns and leaves thin linear markings on the pottery.
Obvara:
Obvara is a raku form that uses a yeast solution which then creates an earthy tone on secondary firing. The obvara mixture is usually cream in color and opaque. It is made from yeast, flour, sugar and water.[16] The temperature which the pottery piece is lowered into the obvara solution is usually 800 degrees Celsius. After dipping the piece into the obvara solution, it is removed and dipped into water to "seal" the design via rapid cooling.
