January 21, 2025 There are no spaces available at this time.
$25.00
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Bring a bisqued pot and firing ticket, or just watch and learn! This is a beginner-level overview, perfect for studio pass users who haven’t had a recent class at the WAC. Learn about our different kinds of glazes at the WAC and how to avoid common glaze flaws. We will demonstrate application methods for bowls and mugs, and show finished examples of the good, the bad, & the ugly. There will be time for Q&A and coaching as you glaze the piece you brought. Instructor Dana Field is a retired botanist and perennial student of clay off and on since 1984.
Skills
The different kinds of glaze: high fire, mid-range, and raku.
Temperature range and fit to clay body.
What is glaze made of: glass former, stabilizer, colorant
Health and safety: hazards of silica and metal oxides, methods to avoid exposure and minimize dust, wet-wipe all spills, use gloves.
Why glaze needs to be stirred thoroughly before each use
Why & how to avoid cross-contamination between glaze buckets
Methods
How to apply glaze: brushing, dipping and pouring
Demonstrate use of wax, selection & care of brushes
How to use and clean whisks, tongs, measuring cups
How to dip or pour glaze onto different shapes – plate, bowl, cylinder
Layering glazes – behavior of matte and shiny glazes, risk of running, experimenting safely
How to avoid common glaze challenges:
Avoid drips, chips, bald spots, pinholes, running, crawling.
How much glaze is enough, and how much is too much.
How to work with glazes that run (interior of bowls, rims only)
Use of cookies to avoid damage to pots and kiln shelves.
Considerations of pot bottom shapes (feet) for ease of glazing and aesthetics
March 20, 2024 There are no spaces available at this time.
$20.00
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Bring a bisqued pot to glaze, or just watch and learn. This is a beginner level overview, perfect for studio pass users who haven’t had a recent class at the WAC. Learn the pros & cons of our different kinds of glazes, best methods to apply glaze on different shapes of pots, and how to avoid common glaze flaws. We’ll demonstrate how to do it right, and show finished examples of the good, the bad, & the ugly. There will be time for Q&A and coaching as you glaze the piece you brought.
The different kinds of glaze.
Pros and cons of the different sets of glazes at WAC: cone 10, Raku. Where to put each type of glazed ware to get fired.
What is glaze made of (glass former, stabilizer, flux, colorant), why it needs to be stirred thoroughly, why & how to avoid cross-contamination, matte vs glossy.
Hazard of ingestion or breathing glaze dust – wet-wipe all spills.
Methods
How to apply glaze: brushing, dipping and pouring
Demonstrate use of wax, whisk, tongs, ladle, measuring cups
How to dip or pour glaze onto different shapes – plate, bowl, mug, vase
Layering glazes – some of the coolest combos (finished example pieces, tell how glazes were applied)
How to avoid common glaze challenges:
Avoid drips, chips, bald spots, pinholes, running, crawling.
How much glaze is enough, how much is too much,
How to work with glazes that run (interior of bowls, rims only)
Use of cookies to avoid $$ shelf damage
(If there’s time) how different shapes of feet on a pot make it easier to glaze.
August 10, 2024 There are no spaces available at this time.
$110.00
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“There are times when the waves of life cascade over our walls and overflow into our internal spaces. Lest we forget the beauty that surrounds us, even in these turbulent times.”
-William Reichle
You will learn how to foil, solder, clean, frame, and polish this project with the prepared glass kit provided to you (precut and ground). The first 15 minutes of class we will cover safety, tools, and the materials you will be using.
This class has a 5-day cancellation policy. If you need to cancel beyond this time period for any reason, you will only be permitted a refund if your seat can be filled.
Skill level: beginner Class minimum 10 students, maximum of 15. $110 for 1 day 5-hour workshop.* *May run over depending on the speed of each individual.
December 7, 2024 There are no spaces available at this time.
$110.00
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“Sometimes we can get lost in the climb, and find ourselves alone, marred with dirt and blood in the thick of it all. It’s then, when we look up to the sky and see the same colors in synchronicity that we remember – The Mountains we climb are one in the same. We ascend separately, but together.”
-William Reichle
You will learn how to foil, solder, clean, frame, and polish this project with the prepared glass kit provided to you (precut and ground). In the first 15 minutes of class, we will cover safety, tools, and the materials you will be using.
This class has a 5-day cancellation policy. If you need to cancel beyond this time period for any reason, you will only be permitted a refund if your seat can be filled.
Skill level: beginner Class minimum 10 students, maximum of 15. $110 for 1 day 5-hour workshop.* *May run over depending on the speed of each individual.
Saturday, December 7, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
May 14, 2023 There are no spaces available at this time.
$45.00
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Fire up your creativity on Mother’s Day! Join us for the 1st Annual Willamette Art Center “Moms Do Clay Day.” Learn something new and create a “Buddy Vase or Planter,” a unique pottery piece to be cherished for years to come. Our instructors will walk you through simple techniques – no skill or experience necessary. Invite a friend and/or your mom, sister, aunt, grandmother too. The work you make will be glazed, fired and ready within about 2 weeks. Gift cards are available – makes a great Mother’s Day gift.
Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Michelle and Christine are donating their fees to the WAC.
Includes all materials and firing. Limited to 10 students, age 18 years & up.
March 30, 2023 There are no spaces available at this time.
$25.00
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Join Dana Field for a fun, interactive workshop. Dana will demonstrate wiggle wire texturing techniques. She will guide students through the process as they complete their choice of several handbuilt and thrown projects.
Project #1: Make a tumbler from a textured slab.
Project #2: Make a textured facet-cut vase.
Project #3: Make a mug or bowl with stretched texture.
Participants must have completed a beginning handbuilding or wheel class. Dana is donating her fee to the WAC Scholarship Fund.
Materials are included. Limited to 10 students age 18 years & up.
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