GAYA CERAMIC ARTS CENTER presents
Inspired Raku
with Candone Wharton
October 16-22, 2016
16 October: Sunday
Welcome Dinner MOKSA restaurant
Evening: a relaxing
evening of sumptuous flavors and a casual getting to know one another. Dessert will be served with a slideshow given by Candone Wharton, as an orientation to
her journey as an artist, followed by a review of the workshop schedule and a
ready-set-go for the fast-paced week ahead!
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Monday Full Immersion Inspiration GCAC
Morning:
a brief introduction to Gaya Ceramic Arts Center studio, then a direct dive
into demonstrations and discussion.
Demos will focus on textures on hand-built coil forms, cut-outs, and
over all hand-building techniques most utilized by Candone.
Hands-on
experience will follow every demo.
Lunch: family style in Gaya CAC mezzanine
Afternoon:
continued hand-building demos, focusing on slab and
coil construction and application of texture throughout.
Personal projects will be well underway by the end of the day.
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18 October:
Tuesday Personal
Projects GCAC
Morning: individuals will focus on personal projects with plenty
of one-on-one assistance from Candone.
(Throwing demos available upon request).
Lunch: family style in Gaya CAC mezzanine
Afternoon:
a brief tour of Gaya Ceramic and Design showroom, production studio and
archives with a focus on a widely varied sampling of raku vessels.
Continued
personal projects in studio.
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19 October:
Wednesday Concluding
Forms, Plotting Glazes
GCAC
Morning
: final finishing details on all vessels and forms by lunch time (giving a
breath of space in which to dry before firing).
Lunch: family style in Gaya CAC mezzanine
Afternoon:
a discussion of glaze possibilities and application techniques vs. raw unglazed
surfaces and all the ensuing alternative smoking techniques, combining glaze
and smoke, burnishing beforehand, the use of terra sig, etc.
Any
last burnishing, and planning for glazing and firing the following day.
*Bisque loaded after 5pm, firing from
midnight until Thurs. noon.
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20 October:
Thursday Basking
in Pattern GCAC
Morning: A visit to Pak Tjok of
Pejeng village: a traditional
indigo and natural dye batik studio tour and showroom of collectible fabrics,
sure to trigger even more ideas of possible glaze inspiration,
pattern-gathering, and more.
Lunch: family style in Gaya CAC mezzanine
Afternoon: Let the FIRINGS begin! After the first round
of pots are glazed and ready to go, the initial firing will be lit—to be
unloaded by the end of the day.
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21 October:
Friday FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! GCAC
Morning: the first firing of the day will be lit early so that the
kiln will be nearly ready to open when the day begins at 9am. Another firing will happen before lunch.
Lunch: family style in Gaya CAC mezzanine
Afternoon:
demos on post-firing clean up, and immediate cleaning of finished works. There will be another one to two more
firings, ending with a “black box” smoke chamber
firing.
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22 October: Saturday Conclusion GCAC
Morning: unloading the
black box firing; then a moment to admire a concluding display of works and a
final discussion with everyone.
Packing works (packaging materials included).
Lunch: family style in Gaya CAC mezzanine.
Farewell
after lunch.
