Alternative Firing
Number of Sessions: Varies
Course Fee: Varies
Description:
Students will experience firing their own pieces using the reduction process with the assistance of the instructor.
Materials:- Students should bring bisque-fired hand-built or wheel-thrown pieces for the firing. When bisque-firing, indicate on the firing slip if your intention is to saggar or naked fire. Horsehair, raku and Obvara may go through a regular cone 04 bisque. Saggar, horsehair and naked should all be terra sigged. Raku firing or Obvara are optional for terra sigging.
- Use soldate 60 or WS5 or Bmix with grog for best shock absorbancy when alternative firing. Bmix can be used for sagger.
- Naked pieces must have a plain area (which will turn black) for tongs to grab without disturbing the remaining fragile egg-shell surface.
Class Information:- Students with no previous alternative firing experience should make an appointment with the instructor or take a alternative firing class lecture.
- Students must wear long pants, long-sleeved shirt and enclosed shoes.
- Minimum students: 3 Maximum: 6
- Classes run between mid-October to mid-April.