September 13 & 14, 2014 9am-12pm & 1-4pm
Location: COCC Ceramics Classroom
Ron Roy is a teacher, consultant and studio potter from Ontario, Canada and an expert in everything related to glazes. He is co-author of “Mastering Cone 6 Glazes,” a “best seller” book on glazes. For many years Ron wrote the technical column for Ceramics Monthly Magazine. Ron has an extensive course developed for us that includes an analysis of glaze materials and clays, the use of oxides, glaze defects, glaze testing and safety. Each participant will receive a 32 page digital copy of Ron’s course book. You are also welcome to bring recipes of glazes that need fixing. Participants can follow along with their own computers, if you wish. Please join CGC for this exciting and educational 2 day workshop where you will learn about creating glazes and solving glaze and clay problems.
Here is Ron’s course outline:
1. Expansion coefficient
2. Limit formulas
3. Typical Analysis – Glaze materials
4. Typical Analysis – Feldspars & Spodumenes
5. Analysis for selected Frits
6. Typical analysis – clay
7. The oxides
9. Firing Up
10. Cooling Down
11. Glaze Test Preparation
12. Testing for Fit (expansion / contraction)
13. Testing clay to see if it will leak
14. Fixing clay and glaze problems
15. Molecular Weights
16. Hazards and All Glazes Leach – safety
Workshop fee:
Clay Guild of the Cascades Members – $125
Non- Clay Guild of the Cascades Members – $150
COCC Current Ceramics Students – no charge
Please send in your registration by September 1st, 2014.
Late registration fee applies after September 1st.
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