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Mar
08
Saturday
Mar
08
Sat
Art :: Class
Intro to Mid-Range Soda Fire Workshop
9:00 AM
Sonoma Community Center
 Intro to Mid-Range Soda Fire Workshop Description:
Schedule:
Saturday, March 8th: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday, March 9th: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday, March 11: 2:00 – 6:00 PM

This class meets 3 times
Instructor: Dan Clauson
Location: Kiln Shed
Ages: Adults
Skill Level: Intermediate – Upper Level
Registration Fee: $285
Class Description:
**This workshop is a prerequisite requirement to be able to join our Soda Club; a community led group firing the soda kiln without specific instructional support.

This workshop is an introduction to mid-range soda firing, with hands-on training in the process of loading, firing, and maintaining our crossdraft kiln named “Julia”. Participants in this workshop will learn the fundamentals of atmospheric soda firing. The class will be instructed in the safety and care of the equipment as well as guided through the firing process. This workshop includes instruction on glazing, wadding the ceramic pieces, loading the kiln, firing the kiln, and kiln maintenance. Demos and Lectures will also happen during the firing. Participants will bring bisque-ware to be fired as bare clay or with slipped surfaces. There will be an assortment of flashing slips and glazes to apply to the bisqueware on loading day for those who choose to use them. After attending this course, and with approval from the Director of Ceramics, you may qualify to participate in our Soda Firing Club, a community led group trained in firing the soda kiln with support from our Studio Technician, but without the support of full time instructor.

Each participant gets 1 cubic foot of firing space.
(Tip; Make sure all your pots fit approximately into a milk crate which is 1 cubic foot of space).

This firing will be a reduction fired cone 6 with sprayed soda at the end.
Age Group: 18+
Venue: Sonoma Community Center
Address: 276 East Napa Street Sonoma, CA 95476
Phone: 7079384626

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