| Smoke-Fired Pottery with Sumi von Dassow |
| Written by Ken Hamel | |
| Tuesday, 01 July 2008 | |
Smoke-Fired Pottery with Sumi von DassowArvada Ceramic Arts GuildPart 1: Making – July 26/27 (Saturday/Sunday) 9-1 at ACAGPart 2: Firing – August 2, Saturday 9-1 at Washington Heights Unload Sunday, August 3 This workshop will focus on creating two types of unglazed smoke-fired pottery. The first day you will create coil-built pots using two different kinds of clay. The second day you will learn two ways to burnish your pots: using a polished stone in the traditional Pueblo Indian manner, and using terra sigillata. In the third session, the following week, the pots may either be pit-fired to create swirls of color and random smoke-markings, or barrel-fired to create the all-over black surface typical of Pueblo pottery. Note: The firing will be at the Washington Heights Art Center at 6375 W. 1st Ave, in Lakewood. Pit firing is a modern adaptation of age-old firing methods. In a pit dug two feet into the earth, unglazed burnished pots will be nestled in a bed of wood shavings along with salt and various other materials which will contribute color to the pots in the pit. The pots will be covered with scrap lumber and firewood which will be lighted and allowed to burn for several hours, until the pots are blanketed with ash. Each pot will be uniquely colored by fumes from the materials in the pit, patterned by the flow of air around it, and blackened by contact with smoldering fuel. Burnishing is the technique of polishing the surface of a pot, either by rubbing it with a smooth stone or by coating it with a fine slip called terra sigillata. The Pueblo Indians of the Southwestern United States use burnishing, as well as coil-building and smoke-firing, to make their famous black pottery. Fee: Part 1: $75.00 plus $10.00 material fee Part 2: $35.00 Both parts: $95.00 plus $10 material fee Cash, check or charge For more information and to sign up, contact Judy at 303-279-5326, or ACAG. Class size is limited so sign up early! Arvada Ceramic Arts Guild 5870 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO 80003 303-423-0448 http://arvadaceramicarts.org |
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