Intensive class for ceramicists who want to up their glaze game.

*all included: basic dry materials, stains, test tiles in 3 colors, tools, protection gear, and firings, and a recipe book.

The class teached by Véronique Proulx in my studio at Le Chat des Artistes in Montreal. 

Program: 

After this class you will understand glaze chemistry, how to solve problems in a glaze recipe, and funky techniques likes gloops, funfettis, and crystalines glazes. You will be able to alter glazes recipes in a efficient way with different strategies to personnalize them so they are unique to you. 

We will provide test tiles + glazes but if you have a glaze recipe that needs fixing you can bring the recipe. If you work with a particular clay body we advise to bring clay samples because glaze reacts different on different clay bodies. (we provide white and red clay)

Schedule:  whole day classes, sundays

day 1: may 15

10 to 12: theory and demonstrations:

• WTF is a glaze + good lab practices; safety and efficiency
• Funfetti principals
• What is a “true matte” versus underfired matte

12 to 1: lunch break

1 to 5: lab exercices:

• funfetti and specks
• true matte versus underfired matte recipes
• Opacifiying a glaze; linear blends. 

day 2: may 22

10 to 12: theory and demonstrations:

• mythbuster in glazes and ceramics: how to save time and energy
• crystaline glazes theory
• how firing programs affect glazes
• Gloop theory

12 to 1: lunch break

1 to 5: lab exercices:

• Crystaline that don’t run
• Gloop tests
• funfetti tests
• triaxial + quadriaxial blends

day 3: may 29

10 to 12: theory and demonstrations:

• observation of results and individual coaching
• problem solving

12 to 1: lunch break

1 to 5: autonomous lab research

Disclaimers: Minimum 5 inscriptions to give the class, If we don't have the minimum I will cancel the class and refund you. No refunds if you cannot attend one of the 8 periods, but i'll offer you 50% off to come in the free time studio renting if you want to catch up with your projects.