2025 Classes

Location: Truro Center Castle Hill for the Arts
Dates: Monday, August 25, 2025 – Friday, August 29, 2025
Times: 9am – 1pm
5 sessions
(Open Studio: Mon – Thurs, 1pm – 4pm)
$575 (includes 1 bag of clay)

Join Lois for this fun and exciting workshop to explore a variety of alternative firing techniques. Engage with fire and smoke to explore Horse Hair, Western Raku, Tin Foil Saggar, Obvara and the spontaneous and unpredictable magic of these alternative firing techniques. Firings will take place each day. Students will learn how to use a Raku kiln for a variety of firing applications, as well as surface preparations, glazing and non-glazing techniques. This 5-day Workshop is intended for ceramists who have no or limited experience with alternative firings as well as ceramists who would like a fresh perspective on these methods.

There will be no making of pots during this week. Participants will bring bisque pieces. See suggested clays, number of pieces, sizes and preparations before bisquing in the students’ material list.

This is a firing only workshop – we will not be making any clay pieces. Students will need to bring their own bisque ware and green ware ceramic pieces no larger than 10” tall and 5”
wide:

• 4 – 5 bone dry pieces for experimenting with terra sig
• 4 – 5 bisqued pieces

Recommendations for clay body:

• Bisqued ware – Raku Clay 250 Laguna
• Green Ware: Bone dry: High Fire (cone 6 – 10) Stoneware with fine grog Laguna 510

What else to bring:

• Cotton long sleeve shirt and long pants
• Closed toed shoes
• Cotton head covering
• Your favorite brushes for glazing
• Face mask
• Rubber Gloves
• A notebook and pencil or pen
• Lunch, snacks, and water