30 Alternative Raku.
Instructor:
Eduardo Lazo
Type: Throwing and hand building. Intermediate and advanced
Date: July 19 – 25
This five day hands-on workshop will include basic instruction on selected contemporary alternative raku techniques, “upside down” throwing, and slam mold forming methods. Specifically, this accelerated course will include the making of refined terra sigillata, present-day burnishing/polishing procedures, the use of hydrometers in slip and glaze formulations, saggar firings (clay, aluminum foil, and paper), the use of ferric chloride (with and without glaze), horse hair (plain and colored ware), black ware, an introduction to alcohol reduction of copper matte, stannous chloride fuming, and “smokeless” reduction practices Participants will learn to fire raku kilns and are asked to bring 20 specially prepared bisqued pieces to enable firing on the first days.
Cost 850 € (Includes tuition, lodging, lunches, materials and firings)
 Well known maker and educator throughout the USA, Eduardo states: “my mission as a ceramic artist is to create museum quality vessels and sculptures that reflect a vision of the contemporary while radiating presence. The pieces should speak to the viewer, enhance their environment, and evoke the changing moment. This does not mean that they will always be interpreted
as beautiful but I do hope they will impart a wow factor, causing contemplation.
I want people to touch my pieces while being touched by them. In honouring ceramic
traditions (East and West), I strive to elevate the ordinary, exploit perfect imperfection,
and acknowledge the creative process”.
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