SPRING ADULTS: The Saggar Process - Making through Fire

INT/ADV     

The Saggar Workshop is a 6-week session designed to familiarize students with the process of saggar firing from start to finish. The first three weeks will be dedicated to making work for the firing. We will be learning about throwing with ribs for maximum smoothness and how to make coil pots for the saggars as well as making our own saggars for the firing. The second part of the course will concentrate on terra sigilatta treatments, gathering combustibles, packing the saggars and the post firing process. Students will be encouraged to follow their own style and pick their best pieces for the firing. There will be a limit on size and number of pieces for the firing so that all student work can be fired. The important part of this course is to learn more about saggar firing and to experiment. This class is suitable for intermediate-advanced students.

***This is a 6-week course. For access to the studio for the full 10-week spring semester, please choose the "Add-On" price option.***

Please note: If this registration is sold out please email zachary@theumbrellaarts.org to be placed on a waitlist.

Instructor: Suzanne Hill
Suzanne Hill has been working in clay for over 50 years. After receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Rhode Island School of Design, she went on to study with some of the most renowned ceramic artists in the country at Alfred College of Ceramics, earning a Master of Fine Arts in Ceramic Art. Since then, she has taught ceramic art in colleges, schools and camps and worked as an independent potter in New York City, at the Corcoran... Learn More »
Age range: 
Adult
Students min/max: 
4/12
Duration: 
6 weeks
Day/time: 
Thursdays, April 11 - May 30, 2:00pm - 5:00pm (no class 4/18, 5/9)
Dates: 
April 11, 2024
April 25, 2024
May 2, 2024
May 16, 2024
May 23, 2024
May 30, 2024
Location: 
Room 104
Cost: 
$380 (class only) / $575 (class & full semester access)
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