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Dates
Selected dates - see below
10am - 4pm
About this event
When: throughout the year (see below)
Where: Clore Studio & Library, Leach Pottery
Places: 8 (4 teams of 2 for mixing but everyone gets a set of test tiles each)
Duration: 4 days (Thursday – Sunday, 10am – 4pm)
Tutor: Britta James (Leach Pottery Studio Production Potter)
Equipment & materials: provided. If you have your own dust mask please bring it with you, if not we will provide basic masks
This course will: teach you some of the science of glazing and how to make and alter your own glazes
You will leave with: a selection of test tiles made using three individual clay bodies*
Level: for beginners & professionals alike – no previous knowledge or practice is required, yet it is also suitable for potters who have not had tuition in glaze chemistry.
Cost: £340
27 February – 1 March 2020
16 – 19 April 2020.
You will gain a basic understanding of what glazes are and how they work, learning how glaze recipes can be altered to develop your own glaze, as well discovering how glaze recipes are calculated. You will learn how the different raw materials affect a glaze as well as troubleshooting. You will:
*You can also bring test tiles of your own clay body if you want to test them. They will need to be biscuit fired, made from a stoneware clay, and be no larger than 5cm in any dimension.
A one day introductory glazing course is also available.
Any questions? Please contact [email protected]
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