What will you do over the 4 days

Just to give you a little insight into what to expect over the four days, you will spend the first two days making and decorating a collection of hand-built pots using a clay body suitable for pit firing and thermal shock, with the opportunity to experiment with wild clay prepared from Wernog Wood. On day three you will prepare the pit, gather and arrange the firing materials, and build the fire. Day four is the exciting firing and reveal, when your work is transformed and finally uncovered from the ashes. As with all pit firings, the exact schedule may vary.

Managing expectations!

Many of the processes you will be using are experimental and you should definitely expect to have some successes and some failures with your pots!

Things to colour your pots

We suggest that you collect and bring various bits and pieces which will be used in the fire to influence the colours of your pots…. so please bring any and lots of the following:

• Dried banana skins

• Dried seaweed – lots if you have access to it, enough for everyone would be super helpful!

• Dried cow pats!

• Grasses, leaves and twigs,

• Bits of copper and coal

• Avocado stones and nut shells

• Steel wool

• Onion skins