Glaze.. the mystery of um.. Stuff...

So I am finally going to get my Glaze Class idea off the ground.

May 3rd and May 10th, 11am to 1pm. Cost is free, though if people wish to buy pots to Raku this will be an option and will Raku on the second day.

Below is my Write Up

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Glazing: Beyond the Basics

Class is for beginners, and those that are established in there work. Often potters are fearful of creating their own glazes and those that do often follow formula like it is a magic potion, with little understanding of the "magic" behind the glaze. There is a wealth of relevant information between how to glaze a pot and the Chemistry behind the glazes that is easy to understand.

We will cover History of Glaze, How Glaze works, methodology of glaze testing, Glazing Materials and what their functions are, and the relation of glaze to firing. We will also discuss some simple tests to determine if a glaze is "food safe".

We will have hands on work to include learning the basics of how to read a glaze formula, mechanics of glaze application, creation of a line test with Iron Oxide (to create "honey"), creating a cone six glaze, experimentation with firing with our glazes.

Day one is May 3rd from 11am to 1pm
We will build the glazes and go over techniques of glazing. We will go over how to test glazes and the basics of glaze making.

Day two is May 10th from 11am until end of firing.
We will fire Raku, and review test pieces that have already been fired.
We will go over glaze materials and the function of these materials.
We will discuss simple "food safe" testing.