Community Raku Firing
Come experience the excitement of the Raku firing process during one of our Community Raku Firing Workshops!
Jeffrey Lipton, our Clay Studio Coordinator, will run these one-day events for experienced clay artists of all levels. It's a fun way to come together, learn, and share in a collaborative outdoor firing experience. During this instructor-led workshop, participants will glaze and prepare their pieces using a wide selection of raku glazes. There will be time for 2 rounds of firings, ensuring everyone gets most of their work fired.
Please bring 2–4 bisque-fired pieces about the size of a coffee mug, or 1-2 medium-sized forms. In the case of rain, the workshops will take place the following day.
Please note: Raku-fired ceramics are not food safe and are not watertight.
New to Raku firing? Visit our Raku information page on our website to learn more.
Age: Adults 18+
Limit: 10 participants
Cost: $46
Price includes a $1 handling fee. A portion of all ticket fees are designated to support the Youth Arts Access Fund.
This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.
Approximate workshop timeline:
10am participants arrive, brief introductions, begin glazing work
11am load and begin firing the kiln
12pm transfer work into the reduction bins (some participant volunteers are needed to assist during this process)
12:15pm lunch break
12:45pm load the kiln for the second round of firing
1pm unload the reduction bins with work from the first firing
1:45pm transfer work from the second firing into the reduction bins (some participant volunteers are needed to assist during this process)
2:30pm unload the reduction bins with work from the second firing
3pm clean, admire, and pack up work
Jeffrey Lipton, our Clay Studio Coordinator, will run these one-day events for experienced clay artists of all levels. It's a fun way to come together, learn, and share in a collaborative outdoor firing experience. During this instructor-led workshop, participants will glaze and prepare their pieces using a wide selection of raku glazes. There will be time for 2 rounds of firings, ensuring everyone gets most of their work fired.
Please bring 2–4 bisque-fired pieces about the size of a coffee mug, or 1-2 medium-sized forms. In the case of rain, the workshops will take place the following day.
Please note: Raku-fired ceramics are not food safe and are not watertight.
New to Raku firing? Visit our Raku information page on our website to learn more.
Age: Adults 18+
Limit: 10 participants
Cost: $46
Price includes a $1 handling fee. A portion of all ticket fees are designated to support the Youth Arts Access Fund.
This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund.
Approximate workshop timeline:
10am participants arrive, brief introductions, begin glazing work
11am load and begin firing the kiln
12pm transfer work into the reduction bins (some participant volunteers are needed to assist during this process)
12:15pm lunch break
12:45pm load the kiln for the second round of firing
1pm unload the reduction bins with work from the first firing
1:45pm transfer work from the second firing into the reduction bins (some participant volunteers are needed to assist during this process)
2:30pm unload the reduction bins with work from the second firing
3pm clean, admire, and pack up work