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Experimental Firings with Christopher Brady

Sundays, 6 Classes

7:00 pm – 9:00pm

Skill Level: All Levels

Offered for:

Summer 2

(Aug 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th, Sep 6th)

Please note that there is NO CLASS or OPEN STUDIO during make up week (week of September 7th) unless otherwise confirmed by your instructor.

In this 6-week workshop, students will explore a range of atmospheric firings techniques as well as be encouraged to experiment with new materials and processes.
 

This course will include lessons, instruction and demos in raku, sagger, pit fire, and clay bodies. Students must have intermediate / advanced pottery or hand building skills and be willing and able to meet production quotas in order to fill each kiln.
 
 
Member Price: $250
Non-Member: $300

Purchase clay prior to your first class by calling 727-821-7162 ext. 2311 Please note that we are open Wed-Sat 10am-5pm

Brown Clays:

259 Stoneware – Buff colored stoneware. Smooth enough to throw on the potter’s wheel, but strong enough to withstand most hand-building techniques. Can be fired from Cone 6 to Cone 10. 

112 Speckled Brownstone – Plastic clay for wheel and modeling. Granular manganese gives speckled surface. Good in oxidation or reduction firing. Can be fired to Cone 6.

306 Stoneware – Smooth throwing body. Orange-brown in reduction. Gray at Cone 10 oxidation. Can be fired from Cone 6 to Cone 10.

Red Clays:

308 Brooklyn Red – Rich dark red colored clay. Contains grog that makes it exceptionally strong for sculpting or throwing large vessels. Can be fired to Cone 6. 

108 Red with Grog – A high fire red clay with medium grog and sand for surface texture and minimal cracking and warping. Designed for sculpture, slab, and coil work. Can be fired from Cone 6 to 10.

White Clays:

240 White – Made by Standard clay. Very smooth, plastic throwing body that fires to Cone 6. 

213 Porcelain – A white body formulated for Cone 6 firing. Plastic and throwable. 

130 Porcelain – A white firing, high temperature plastic body. Very fine white porcelain grog enhances strength and throwability. Reduction firing: Potentially yields black specks. Can be fired from Cone 7 to Cone 10

Held at the Morean Center for Clay

420 22nd Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33712

Purchasing a gift for someone? Consider a gift card! Call us at 727-821-7162 x2311 or drop in during business hours!

Tuition Refund Policy: Full refund or credit will be issued for any class cancelled by the Morean Arts Center. A $25 processing fee is deducted for all other student refund requests. No refunds will be issued on or after the first day of class.