GOLD LUSTRE
Friday, July 28th
6:30-9pm // $95
A workshop on yellow gold, white gold, and mother of pearl lustre techniques.
Gold lustre is an overglaze, which is applied after the second firing. The binder burns off during the third firing, leaving a layer of gold on the pieces. It is typically used as accent or decoration. Over 2.5 hours you will learn painting techniques, proper safety and have time to paint your pieces. Depending on intricacy, students will paint 5-10 pieces.
Each attendee receives their own 2g bottle of gold overglaze (white gold or yellow gold.) Students must bring their own work to paint, already glaze-fired or commercially produced. Information will follow on types of pieces to bring. Work will be fired and ready for pickup on the following Wednesday.
No ceramics experience required.
GLAZE DESIGN & MIXING
Next offering: dates TBD
$325 General // $275 Hickory Clay Members
A two-weekend exploration of glaze formulations and mason stains. The workshop will teach students to make clear and white base glazes and how to make double-cross blended line tests with colorants. Students will learn to mix basic glazes, and do line blends, as well as the proper mixing, measuring, and sieving techniques for each individual material including safety precautions. Hands-on demonstrations include how to make test batches, full batches, measure specific gravity, flocculation, and deflocculation.
Mornings are discussion based and afternoons are spent mixing glazes.
The studio will provide base recipes, colorants, glaze materials, and test tiles. Students will leave the workshop with a 1-gallon batch of their own glaze recipe. Two Saturdays 10:30am-4:30pm with a break for lunch
Email ashley@hickoryclay.com with questions. If booking the ‘member’ price, you must be a member of our studio on the date of the class or an additional payment will be issued.
TECHNIQUE: THROWING BUD VASES
Saturday, April 16
2:00-4:30pm // $70
An afternoon throwing intensive on bud vases. Have you wanted a guided lesson on bud vases? These small vases require specific techniques to close the mouth, but still allow them to be light and airy. This workshop will teach you how to turn 1.5 lbs of clay into handheld vases with small necks, or flare openings.
This is a technique class; work will not be fired unless students are enrolled in other classes or memberships at Hickory Clay. Outside students may purchase Drop In sessions if they wish to trim and glaze work from this workshop.
Students need to be comfortable on the wheel and able to center 1.5lbs of clay. Centering will not be taught.
