Pottery & Raku Firing Workshops

Service Description

Beginner-intermediate; Ages 10+ 1-day workshops (register for each separately): - Sunday, June 28, 1:00pm - 5:00pm - Tuesday, July 28, 1:00pm - 5:00pm - Friday, August 28, 12:00pm - 4:00pm *Your registration also includes a raku firing during one of our First Saturday raku firings of your choosing Explore the Raku firing process on pieces of pottery you make! Students in this beginner-intermediate, 2-part workshop will learn and use techniques for building, choosing clays, surface preparation methods, and more. Each participant will make several pieces to fire in multiple Raku processing like reduction glazing or Feather and horse hair raku. This is a 2-part workshop; the first session will be spent learning about the processes involved and creating raku-ready wares. Projects will then be dried and bisque fired by our instructors. The second part of your 2-part workshop will take place during one of Catalyst's monthly First Saturday Open House events, where you and Casey will raku fire your work in our parking lot. The First Saturday event you attend should be at least 2 weeks after the first part of your workshop (for bisque firing), but the open house event you choose to attend is up to you--the raku firing is held during every month's First Saturday event! Your registration includes access to: - Enough clay for several projects - Guidance from our experienced instructor, Casey Gurr - Tools/wheels/glazes - *Raku firing of your pieces during the second part of the workshop, at one of our First Saturday raku firings Please bring with you: - Clothes that can get dirty, and/or an apron Cat Clay Studio Notes & Agreements: *Trimming, glazing or underglazing cannot be done on pottery pieces while they are still freshly wet. *Pre-registration for our clay offerings is a requirement. Showing up without registering through our website does not guarantee you a spot, and means you may be turned away. *Long nails are not recommended for this activity.