Week eighteen
11 June
Raku firing &
outdoor mini-project
Presentation: Setting up a raku firing site
An overview of the equipment, materials and health & safety precautions required
Practical: Firing your tea bowls with our range of crackle and lustre glazes
Week twenty one
2 July
Slip casting
Self-directed project week 2
Practical: Use your two-part mould made in week 19 to create a number of pieces that include the use of coloured clay
Continue working on your self-directed project
Week twenty four
23 July
Self-directed project week 5
Practical: Continue working on your self-directed project
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7 August
Exhibition open
Exhibition open to friends, family and the general public
Week nineteen
18 June
Plaster: Mould making & sprigs
Practical: How to make a simple two-part mould replicating a small object you have selected. Use existing drop-out beaker moulds to understand the slip casting process and make a set of sprig moulds
Week twenty two
9 July
Self-directed project week 3
Practical: Continue working on your self-directed project
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30 July
End of formal study
Optional self-directed practical day at the studio, time to complete your self-directed project
Week twenty
25 June
Reduction firing with gas
Self-directed project week 1
Presentation: An offsite visit in the morning to see the results of a reduction firing in a gas kiln and explore the colours possible with ash glazes
Practical: Planning and design for self-directed project back at the studio after a shared lunch offsite
Week twenty three
16 July
Self-directed project week 4
Practical: Continue working on your self-directed project
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6 August
Exhibition set-up & celebration
We will co-curate a showcase of work made during the course, venue tbc, followed by a group discussion and celebration