RAKU KILN BUILDING
for experienced ceramicists, and those wishing to take the full school including kiln building may do so.
for experienced ceramicists, and those wishing to take the full school including kiln building may do so.
for experienced ceramicists, and those wishing to take the full school including kiln building may do so.
Dates 2024: - July 13-14, July 27-28th, August 17-18th
NB These dates form part of 3-day summer school: for experienced ceramicists, and those wishing to take the full school including kiln building may do so.
Price: €280 course fee plus materials (est €260) inc Vat
Course description:
Materials for the kiln are approximately €260 (excluding the raku burner which you need not buy till after the course). You may either buy your own according to a shopping list, or arrange with Kinsale Pottery to buy them for you in the run-up to the course.
Do you have access to an electric kiln for biscuit firing, or perhaps you have been attending classes and doing your glaze firing in electric or gas kilns? This course is designed to provide you with an inexpensive and effective raku kiln, made by your own fair hand, tested out during the course and light enough to fit in the boot of your car to take home.
The kiln will be made from:
Wire mesh
Set of 25-30 ceramic buttons supplied free from Kinsale Pottery
Ceramic Fibre (36ft x 2ft x 25mm thick)
15ft of Nichrome Wire (this doesn't melt at high temperatures)
1 x 14 inch kiln shelf and some 6 inch props
Ceramic fibre hardener foam
During the weekend, you will construct a kiln approximately 24 inches deep and 24 inches diameter (top loading), learn to make raku glazes, and test-fire your raku kiln with a selection of pre-made bisque pieces. The ceramic work can be provided by you if you want, otherwise the pottery will provide pieces to glaze test.