When

"What is Glaze..."
Saturday, May 3, 2014  10:00am - 3:00pm
Pot-Luck Lunch Break 12:00 - 12:30 

"What is clay? 
Saturday, May 24 2014  10:00am - 3:00pm
Pot-Luck Lunch Break 12:00 - 12:30 

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Where

Saratoga Clay Arts Center 
167 Hayes Rd.
Schuylerville, NY 12871  

 
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Contact

Jill Kovachick 
Saratoga Clay Arts Center 
518-581-2529 
jill@saratogaclayarts.org 
 

mini WORKSHOP SERIES with Regis Brodie 

"Every thing that you need know about clay but are afraid to ask!


Saturday, November 15, 2014  10:00am - 2:30pm
Pot-Luck Lunch Break 12:00 - 12:30 

A mini-workshop designed for the novice, beginner or intermediate level student who is interested in building a strong foundation of knowledge & understanding of clay, the ceramic materials & their uses & applications for the potter.

  1. Clay -Its origins & characteristics.

  2. What are the various types of clays in the world?

  3. Clay bodies -Stoneware, Porcelain, Raku, Low-temperature, etc.

  4. Grog & aggregates: How they function in clay body formulas.

  5. Bisque firing –the critical temperatures for firing. How not to blow-up your piece.

  6. Engobe- what it is, i.e. slip clay based, stoneware based or porcelain based.

  7. Will mix a porcelain body & a white stoneware body from scratch.

  8. How to understand & use the clay body formulas from books & on the Internet.

This workshop will be basic in approach, but will give a clear and simple over-view of the essentials necessary to progress further as a potter or scuptor. This fundamental information is basic to all firing techniques, temperatures and methods using either electric or gas kilns 

The workshop will be limited to 20 participants, on a first come, first served basis with a preference given to our members.