Raku Workshop - Fire & Smoke

1541 West Oak Street,Fort Collins CO 80521

15 July, 2022

Description

Flingin Pots is excited to share low-firing process that is inspired by traditional Japanese raku firing. Western-style raku involves removing pottery from a kiln while at bright red heat and placing it into containers with combustible materials. Once the materials ignite, the containers are closed. This produces an intense reduction atmosphere which affects the colors in glazes and clay bodies and produces brilliant metallic blues, purples, coppers, red and yellows Note: Raku ware is not foodsafe. Cost: $45 Date: Friday July 15 Times: 6-8pm (please arrive 15 mins early for check in) What happens at the workshop? Raku demo - trash can and combustible demo, horse hair demo. Students pick out, label and paint pots. Each Student will paint 1 pre-made pot and horse hair/white crackle a 2nd pot to be fire in the Raku kiln. Next we Fire up students pots and add them to the post firing reduction chambers. Lastly, clean up and TAKE POTS HOME! That’s right! Raku is the only ceramic firing process that you take your pots home the same night after they cool for 15 mins 😎 Rescheduling/class credits only available within 48 hours from purchase date. Otherwise credit towards Make at Home kit will be issued for missed classes due to illness, Covid, emergency etc.