Teapot Workshop
Are you interested in doing a Teapot Workshop with Clayworks?
Send us an interest contact here - https://www.clayworkssc.com/contact
Hand-building Teapots
The workshop is a three week hand-building teapot making course. Learn to build and assemble a teapot. This course is open to anyone and no prior clay experience is required. In this course you will be exposed to basic clay techniques, like; slab, coil and pinch.
Wheel Thrown Teapots
The workshop is a three week wheel turning teapot making course specifically designed for the current and past members of Clayworks. Learn to throw and assemble a working teapot. This is not a beginner course and members should be able to throw basic shapes using 2-4 lbs of clay. In this course you will be exposed to advanced pottery techniques, like; throwing off the hump, collaring, lids and galleries
Hand-building Teapots with Joe
Begins in September on Thursdays
from 6:00p-8:30p - September 10, 17, 24
3 total classes each 2.5 hours
$100 for Members / $200 for non members
Teapots with Charles
Begins in September on Mondays
from 6:30p-8:30p - September 14, 21, 28
3 total classes each 2 hours
$75 for current members / $150 for non members
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Raku Workshop
Are you interested in doing a RAKU Workshop with Clayworks?
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Make sure that you have bisque pieces ready to glaze
Raku is an ancient Eastern method of firing simple pottery. After the pottery has been bisque fired it is glazed with metallic or white crackle glazes. The glazed pottery is fired quickly outdoors. It is removed from the kiln with tongs while glowing red hot and placed in a container filled with combustibles. At this point a reduction occurs. The fire is seeking oxygen and thus turns the metallic glazes amazing unpredictable colors, while making the unglazed clay body turn black.
As the story goes;
Raku was created in Japan, and was the
traditional pottery form for creating
roof tiles and bowls for tea ceremony's
The name Raku was bestowed on
16th century Japanese potter Chojro
by the great Japanese tea master
Sen-No-Rikyu
Removed from the red hot Kiln and
placed in a mass of combustible material,
Reducing the atmosphere for the
glaze color to be exposed on the clay
surface, provided results that are unpredictable,
which makes the process addicting