NAKED Raku
with Gaya
Instructors:
Marcello Massoni, Michela Foppiani, and Hillary Kane
August 12-25, 2018
Seductively shimmering surfaces,
burnished to a soft sheen as satin as skin... Naked Raku. Technically more
complex in possibilities than meets the eye, this two-week focus study will
endeavor to unveil the mysteries, and thoroughly explore the length and breadth
of techniques. From finding suitable forms hand-built or wheel thrown, to
burnishing, applying resistant slip, patterning surfaces in the simplest or the
most intricate detail, smoking, and polishing-- each participant will become a
budding expert in every nuance of practical knowledge, enough to commence an
exploration of a lifetime. Gaya Ceramic's vast archive of Naked Raku production
samples will enhance and inspire everyone's palette of possibilities...
12 August: Sunday Welcome Dinner Moksa Restaurant
6pm a casual dinner of introductions, program discussion, and slide
show.
13 August: Monday Naked Raku: Utterly Unveiled GCAC studio
The first session will be a detailed look at a variety of
finished examples, dissecting each piece so that participants fully understand
precisely how the design and feel were achieved.
Pre-prepared samples will also be on hand to further walk through
the steps of the process.
NAKED RAKU
EXAMPLES selected from archives and collections
·
Full resist and glaze on burnished surface
(white, grey, black)
·
Full resist and glaze on textured surface
·
Burnished textures
·
Resist only (shades of grey)
·
Carving through resist and glaze (white, grey,
black + line)
·
Various combinations
·
Suggestions on forms, burnishing, tools, resist
and glaze application, cleaning, etc
·
Common challenges and mistakes
14 August: Tuesday Suitable
Forms GCAC
Suggestions of types
of forms will be made, and participants will jump into forming (by hand or
wheel)
15 August: Wednesday Beginning
Burnishing GCAC
Burnishing techniques while
throwing or hand-building—it’s all in the tool, and the touch…
16 August: Thursday A
Sheen Like Water GCAC
Bringing burnishing to a new
level. Terra Sigillata as another
variable.
17 August: Friday Understanding
RESISTANT SLIP GCAC
Review demonstration of resistant slip and glaze application
techniques; trouble-shooting design ideas for individual pieces; concluding
making for first bisque firing; wares prepped for bisque fire loading
18 August: Saturday EXCURSION TBD
19 August: Sunday FREE
DAY!!! Anywhere Bali
(Bisque kiln firing off)
20 August: Monday Shades
of Grey GCAC
Firing utilizing RESISTANT SLIP
ONLY. Pairing down; understanding and
nuancing your 100 shades of grey…
21 August: Tuesday Pure
NAKED Crackle GCAC
Firing with full RESISTANT SLIP
and GLAZE coverage. Understanding the
importance of thickness, application, burnish, and all the possible room for
error.
(Loading 2nd Bisque
kiln)
22 August: Wednesday Increasing
Complexity GCAC
Waxing patterns, painting on,
Carving through… upping the ante. Can
you keep your transitions clean?
(Possibility of 2nd
Bisque Firing)
23 August: Thursday Pure
SMOKE GCAC
For horse hair squiggles,
feathery wisps, freckling of saw dust, or satin saggar blacks…
24 August: Friday Fire
Finale GCAC
Mixed styles of firing—refining
your performance art.
Post-firing
clean-up/preservation of delicate surfaces for longevity.
25 August: Saturday Concluding
Display and Discussion GCAC
Enjoy a moment to take in and
review all that was learned. Packing
(materials available).
Departure.
*Schedule is subject to revision prior to the commencement of
the actual workshop
**all lunches during studio days will be catered family-style
in the studio mezzanine midday
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