Glazing is the ultimate challenge in ceramics.

Once you have found your voice in creating clay work, your journey is only beginning until you learn to master a palette of glazes that are suited to your work.

In this class we work with Georgies Clays and Glazes exclusively. We have our full line of lgazes as well as our pigments available for your use. We use a selection of clays that offer differences in color and behavior: CC535 Tail Mix, CC520 G-Mix 6, CC509 Pioneer Dark and tiles made from our CC550SC Timberline Sculptural clay. With these four clays we have the opportunity to explore and understand the relationship of clay-to-glaze response.

This 8-week class has a full syllabus, taking you through clay basics and how they relate to glaze. We cover engobes, color in clay, slip and glaze, texture, and design. Glaze is about many things that make it appropriate for your pottery!

We will explore a variety of glaze techniques, decorating and brushwork styles. We get to play with glazes and glaze overlaps, learning that two glazes interact and create new effects. We also tackle cone 6 firing techniques... and you thought the kiln was a magic box? Along with firing we also discuss firing faults and how to correct them.

This class has a full open studio for participants. You may work on the wheel or explore handbuilding techniques. This class does not instruct in either of these forming methods. We concentrate on your surfaces -- and you will have assignments! We are all about glazing and glaze techniques. Wednesday morning sessions for this class run three hours, from 10:00am to 1:00pm. The more you put into it the more you will get out of it! This is not a class for beginners.

Class fee includes use of ALL Georgies Glazes and Interactive Pigments, four clays (Trail Mix, Pioneer Dark, G-Mix 6, and Timberline), forty 6x6 bisque tiles made from Timberline Sculptural, and firing your projects. This is one of our most popular classes each year, and it fills up fast. Call soon to sign up!

THE FINE PRINT FOR EIGHT-WEEK CLAY CLASSES:
At the time of registration for our clay classes we request a $25 deposit and a credit card number to hold your reservation. The $25 deposit will not be refunded if you cancel your registration, but will be applied when you pay the rest of your class fee ($25 + $225 = $250).

You will get a registration confirmation in the mail. We normally bill your class fee to your credit card number two days before the first class session. If you choose to pay by cash or check, please arrive before 5:00 pm on the first class day so we can complete your invoice. Call or email us as soon as possible if you have to cancel your registration. We have waiting lists for many of our classes, and your early call allows someone else to attend.

The fee for our clay classes includes Georgies classroom clay, use of Georgies glazes on your work, studio time to practice between class sessions (when there is not another class using the studio space), and firing your classroom work. Other clays and glazes are not included in the class fee. You'll have to purchase those on your own if you wish to use them. Cone 06 lowfire clays are strictly not allowed in our classroom area.

THE FINE PRINT FOR OTHER CLASSES:
We request payment of the class fee at the time of registration for one-day workshops or classes. If you must cancel your registration please call us as soon as possible. We do not offer refunds on cancellations less than one week prior to the class or for missing the class with no notice to us (no-show).

THE FINE PRINT FOR TEACHERS' CLASSES:
Teachers' classes are free with a signed registration agreement. Class fees may be billed to your school if you miss the class without cancelling in advance. If you must cancel your registration, please call us as soon as possible. We almost always have waiting lists for these classes, and your call will allow someone else to attend. Thanks for your help!