Understanding Glazes
Date: Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th May
Time: 10am - 4pm
Lucy Winch has been a scientist and potter for over 23 years. Lucy will be teaching a 2-day glaze workshop for beginners, designed to give you all the skills and knowledge you need to confidently, and safely create your own glazes from raw materials.
The workshop will take you through the basics of glaze chemistry, delivered in an understandable way. You will cover the health and safety aspects surrounding glaze materials, be given step by step instructions on how to make your own glaze and discover how to adjust for colour and surface finish. You will use a range of different clays. learn how to adjust a recipe for firing temperature and come away with fired samples.
You will discuss different types of clay and different firing temperatures and atmospheres. As a group we will make some sample glazes together and make some test tiles that will be fired overnight in an electric kiln up to stoneware temperatures. On the second day, we will look at the glazes together and learn about the effects created.
FAQs
Can I take my work home?
You are welcome to take your test tiles home with you.
Can I get a refund if I can’t make it?
If you let us know more than 14 days ahead of the course start date, you will receive a full refund. Within 14 days of the course starting, you will not be able to receive a refund, unless your place on the course is filled by someone else. If your space is not filled, you will receive course credit to book onto another course.