Sustainable Ceramic Glazing Workshop

“Mix a glaze once and never throw it down the sink”

Taos Ceramics Center

November 15-18, 2024

 

 

                        Friday:

                                      3:00 to 5:00  Open to the Taos Art Community.

                                      3:00 to 4:15 Slide lecture. Mary Cay works in series and she will be showing Hope, Ceramic                                         Canvases, and Blue Landscape. She will also discuss her developments of Kiln Jewels                                                   followed by a Q and A session.

                                      4:15 to 5:00 Slide lecture on the history and results from the Sustainable Ceramic Glazing

                                      (SCG) process.

 

                        Saturday:

                                      10 AM – Starts with a review of a base glaze. Covers details on how to capture and prepare

                                      a scrap glaze for testing and the four methods of making a new glaze. Discuss all aspects of                                         adjusting a glaze through a better understanding of raw materials, colorants, additives, and                                         specific gravity in the testing process. MC will demo and discuss different types of test tiles                                          and how to mix, measure specific gravity, apply, and record a sustainable test batch glaze.

                               

                                      PM – Each student will be assigned one or more raw material and test tile to make at least                                           five tests. Cay will be available to assist and answer questions individually. The kiln will be                                             loaded and fired, and as the kiln needs time to cool, results will be analyzed on Monday.

 

                        Sunday:

                                     Take time to enjoy all that Taos has to offer: great hiking, galleries and the sumptuous                                                  Northern New Mexico food.

 

                        Monday:

                                      3:00 to 5:30 – The class will reconvene to discuss the results from the kiln firing, meaningful                                         note taking, and how to make a large glaze batch from desirable results.