Glaze Testing Workshop at Touchstone in Farmington Pennsylvania- September 9 -12, 2016

Three Day Cone 6 Ceramic Glaze Testing Weekend Workshop


This is a 3-day hands-on Cone 6 glaze testing workshop is designed to show students how to test a base recipe and get various colors. On Friday we will be preparing test tiles with a base glaze and ten colorant variations. We will fire on Saturday in the cone 6 electric kilns and then on Sunday we will discuss the results when they are unloaded from the kiln.


The workshop will also be a general overview of ceramic glazes, focusing on but not limited to cone 6 glazes. We will discuss cones, kilns, firing dynamics and principles as well as applying those principles to various firing cycles. This will lead us into some basic classifications of glazes, likeash, celadon, temmoku, etc. It will be conducted in a casual question and answer format which will drive the content of the weekend.

Glazes will be discussed in a practical and easy to understand dialogue designed to help potters gain an understanding of glazes, firing and glazing.

We will discuss how and why each type of glaze works and how you can achieve them, how to adjust your glazes and how to find new ones. We will discuss glazes from John’s new book: “The Complete Guide to Mid-Range Glazes: Glazing and Firing at cone 4 – 7”, but will go into more detail than the book allowed.

Friday September 9
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Saturday/Sunday
9:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Monday 9:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Beginner-Intermediate | $348


http://www.touchstonecrafts.org/Ceramics


Touchstone Center for Crafts
1049 Wharton Furnace Road
Farmington, PA 15437


T: 724.329.1370
T: 800.721.0177