31 Raku Techniques.
Instructor:
Luca Tripaldi
Type: Handbuilding. For all
Date: July 26 – August 1, 2009
The aim of this course is to broaden the awareness
of the range and variety of work possible with this firing technique.
It will encourage experiment and provide an introduction
to many aspects of the making, decorating and firings.
Time will be dedicated to the understanding and practical
development of raku glazes. No chemistry involved ! But a basic
explanation of the materials that concur to the making of it and
the introduction of a simple methodology for a personal research.
Cost 850 € (Includes tuition, lodging, lunches, materials and firings)
 Luca Tripaldi was born in Turin in 1969. Graduated on graphic art before working on sculpture and then been taken by ceramics until he opened a workshop in Turin in 1999. He has been particularly interested on the development of smoke firing techniques and fascinated by the qualities of the surfaces that these processes can offer. In recent years he had a strong interest in studying and developing crystals glazes and carbon trapping. He is sharing a studio in London and has been invited to teach at prestigious ceramic schools in the USA.
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