Raku - no smoke without fire!

Discover the art of Raku with Carla Pownall. Raku is an ancient Japanese technique whereby searing glazed pots are placed directly into combustible materials. The resulting patterns are both exciting and immediate.

 

Over a weekend in September, Carla will share her knowledge on two key techniques, naked and glazed Raku. On the Saturday you will prepare the first stage of your naked Raku work, leaving it to dry overnight. On that same day you will glaze & fire using traditional Raku glazing techniques. On the Sunday, you will add a second coat and fire your naked Raku. 

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We encourage you to bring six to ten bisque fired pots, half burnished & half not. We will specify maximum pot sizes, clay type, firing temperatures and burnishing requirements before you come. Or you can purchase pots pre-made by Carla.

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TUITION COSTS TO BE CONFIRMED

£40 - Materials - including glazes & gas 

£20 per pot - Purchase of pots pre-made by Carla

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Tea, coffee and simple lunch included in your course price 
 

We also offer accommodation & evening meals

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This course is aimed at adults, aged 18yrs + and is suitable for beginners to those with experience

Carla Pownall trained as a production thrower in the 1970s and 1980s at Birkenhead Park Potteries in the Wirral, making stoneware tableware. After the pottery closed, she spent her time bringing up her family and working part-time as a pottery teacher. Now she makes her own stoneware and Raku pots.

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Carla exhibits at various summer Potfests in the north of England and Scotland. In Wales, Carla sells her striking pots in both the Ruthin Craft Centre and Mostyn Gallery, as well as several other galleries within the North West and Yorkshire. She also has her own garden gallery at her home in the Wirral.