- Home
- About Us
- Classes
- Class Catalog
- Abstract Faces Wallhanging
- Adobe House
- Alternative Firing Information
- Alternative Firing Mini Lecture Series
- Alternative firing: One Step Naked Raku
- Alternative firing: Raku/Horsehare Firing
- Alternative Firing - Saggar
- Alternative firing: Splash Obvara
- Alternative Firing - Two Step Naked Raku
- Basic Clay
- Basic Glazing
- Basic Glazing Made Easy
- Betwix & Between Throwing
- Beyond Basics
- Big, Bold, Pots: Handbuilding Using the Wheel
- Bird Heads
- Bird Plant Pal
- Bubble Glazing
- Bucket Purse
- Carving Southwest Images
- Claytangle
- Columns and Bottles
- Desert Landscape
- Doctor is In!
- Extruder 1-2-3
- Flower Making with Donna Repaty
- Flower Making Deux with Donna Repaty
- Folded Plate
- Ghosts, Goblins & Skulls, Oh My!
- Go Fish!
- Hand Building/Carving
- Handbuilding II: Beyond Basc Clay
- Hanging Totem
- Leapin' Lizards
- Magic and Mystery of Raku
- Mask Making
- Mrs. Potts Lidded Pot
- Mudhead Luminaria
- Ombre with Images
- Owl Luminary
- Pinch Pots and Templates
- Pinching a Pot
- Pots Run Riot
- Pots Run Riot With a Whirl
- Puff Pot
- Puzzle Pot
- Rainbow Shave
- Santa Baby
- Slip Trailing
- Stains and Underglazes
- Stamp It!
- Sundancer Luminaria
- Super Fun Super EZ Underglaze Transfer
- Textural Wall Hanging
- Textured Planter
- The Big Chill
- Throwing/Altering/Carving
- Underglaze This!
- Using GR Forms/Molds and Plaster Molds
- Wag Your Tail
- Whimsical Village Cylinder
- Wheel 1
- Wheel 2
- Wheel 3
- Would You Wear These?
- Wow of Glazing- Two Parts
- Ten Minute Plate
- Questions?
- Class Catalog
- Sales Events
- Members Area
- Join
- Logout
Raku/Horsehair Firing - January 5, 2025
Date/Time
1/5/2025
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM MT
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM MT
Event Registration
Event Type(s)
Class
Event Description
Raku/Horsehair Firing
Dates and Times: January 5, 2025 - 8 - 11 AM
Number of Sessions: One - 3 Hour Session
Course Fee: $20
Description:
For Raku use WS-5 clay with grog and for Horsehair use WS-5 clay with grog or B-Mix with grog.
Raku:
Students will experience firing their own pieces using the reduction process with the assistance of the instructor. A propane-fired kiln will be heated up to 1900 degrees (red hot). Pieces will be removed with tongs and placed in cans with newspaper. A flame will erupt and the lid will be placed on the can immediately. A tight seal will be crucial for reduction which provides metalic glazes with color and luster. Crackle glazes need smoke to show a crackle pattern.
Raku is full of surprises; usually the results are great, but not always. The procedure puts thermal stress on the pieces. Occasionally cracks and breakage will occur. Fired raku pieces are intended for decorative use only. They will not hold liquids
Horsehair:
Pieces should be terra sigged before regular bisque. Items intended for Horsehair will be removed from the kiln at a lower temperature than those pieces intended for Raku. Horsehair is provided.
Materials:
Participants should prepare up to 3 bisque-fired, raku glazed pieces, and place in front window staging area for alternative firing. The pieces can be wheel thrown, handbuilt with good joints. Both firing and glazing stickers are required.
Class Information:
Students with no previous raku firing experience should make an appointment with the instructor. Students must wear long pants, a long sleeved shirt and enclosed shoes and socks. Cover hair and wear glasses for safety.
Dates and Times: January 5, 2025 - 8 - 11 AM
Number of Sessions: One - 3 Hour Session
Course Fee: $20
Description:
For Raku use WS-5 clay with grog and for Horsehair use WS-5 clay with grog or B-Mix with grog.
Raku:
Students will experience firing their own pieces using the reduction process with the assistance of the instructor. A propane-fired kiln will be heated up to 1900 degrees (red hot). Pieces will be removed with tongs and placed in cans with newspaper. A flame will erupt and the lid will be placed on the can immediately. A tight seal will be crucial for reduction which provides metalic glazes with color and luster. Crackle glazes need smoke to show a crackle pattern.
Raku is full of surprises; usually the results are great, but not always. The procedure puts thermal stress on the pieces. Occasionally cracks and breakage will occur. Fired raku pieces are intended for decorative use only. They will not hold liquids
Horsehair:
Pieces should be terra sigged before regular bisque. Items intended for Horsehair will be removed from the kiln at a lower temperature than those pieces intended for Raku. Horsehair is provided.
Materials:
Participants should prepare up to 3 bisque-fired, raku glazed pieces, and place in front window staging area for alternative firing. The pieces can be wheel thrown, handbuilt with good joints. Both firing and glazing stickers are required.
Class Information:
Students with no previous raku firing experience should make an appointment with the instructor. Students must wear long pants, a long sleeved shirt and enclosed shoes and socks. Cover hair and wear glasses for safety.
- Skill Level - Exploring
- Number of Students - Minimum 3. Maximum 6
Location
Contact Person
Diane Niehof
(phone: 6164608458)
(phone: 6164608458)
Details
Proper clothing is required: Long pants and long sleeved shirts, and closed toe shoes. Hair must be covered.
Clothing must be natural fiber, not synthetic.
Safety rules will be reviewed at each firing.
Safety gloves are provided.
Everyone will participate in clean up.
Try it. It's EZ and fun.
Clothing must be natural fiber, not synthetic.
Safety rules will be reviewed at each firing.
Safety gloves are provided.
Everyone will participate in clean up.
Try it. It's EZ and fun.
Outlook/vCalendar/Google
Click on the icon next to the date(s) to add to your calendar:
| 1/5/2025 |    |
Email Reminder