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Exploring Ceramic Glazes
This programme will equip you to develop your own glazes tailored to your specific needs.
The course will comprise 6 x 3 hour sessions held once monthly on Friday mornings from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM at The Pottery Studio, 24 Old Kilcullen Road, Bryanston.
This course is designed for all ceramists, both hobbyists and professionals wishing to improve their knowledge of glazes and wanting to start developing their own personalised glazes.
You will learn the following:
The role of raw materials used in glazes formulating glazes and how to use them in formulating recipes
How to use colorants and opacifiers in glazes
How to alter the maturing temperature of a glaze to suit your needs
The ability to calculate glaze recipes from your tests
Recognising and remedying glaze faults
Why and how glazes react to each other
How to improve your glazing skills
The importance of correct firing schedules.
This course is designed for ceramists with their own working studios. The theory will be presented once a month over a period of six months giving time for the participants to make up their tests and fire them between classes. A list of materials needed will be supplied at the commencement of the course.
As space is limited, booking is essential for this course. To book, e-mail your contact details with exploring glazes in the subject line. I will send banking details by return. Booking is confirmed once payment is received.
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