Cone 6 Glazing: Workshop And Discussion with John Britt
$425 plus $50 lab fee.
Are you ready to become a glaze explorer? Are you wishing that the glazes on your pots made your soul sing and enhanced your work? Do you want to understand why they work the way they do?
Join us for a 3-day Glaze Workshop with a true master in the field of ceramics -John Britt. We will discuss all things glazes, including a general overview of ceramic glazes, focusing on but not limited to cone 6 glazes. He’ll also have glazed pots for viewing.
We will discuss temperature, kilns, and firing dynamics. John will share information about different firing cycles. This will lead us into some basic classifications of glazes, like ash, celadon, tenmoku, etc. We will discuss how and why each type of glaze works and how you can achieve them. We’ll also discuss how to adjust your glazes and how to discover new ones.
We recommend that you purchase John’s latest book: “The Complete Guide to Mid-Range Glazes: Glazing and Firing at cone 5/6
Workshop Schedule:
7/18/25 -Friday evening 9:00am – 4pm.
7/19/25 -Saturday 9:00am – 4:00 pm.
7/20/25- Sunday 10:00am – 3:00 pm.
*We will have a lunch break each day mid-day – We have a list of local restaurants and packed lunches in coolers are encouraged as it is a busy travel weekend going off campus.
The studio will provide the glaze recipes we will be testing. Everyone will get the recipes for all the glazes we test. All the test tiles will be fired C/6 oxidation.
You will be given test tiles made from three clay bodies – porcelain, white stoneware, and a higher iron clay body.
Each participant will be assigned a different glaze base and do tests with 10 color variations.
Each participant is requested to leave their test tiles with the studio after the workshop. We will photograph the test tiles and create a Dropbox where each participant may download and save the photos of the test tiles you like.
John Britt is a studio potter in Bakersville, North Carolina who has been a potter and teacher for over 40 years. He lives in mountains of western North Carolina although he grew up in Dayton, Ohio. John is primarily a self-taught potter who has worked and taught extensively, both nationally and internationally, at universities, colleges and craft centers, including the Penland School of Crafts where he served as the Clay Coordinator and then, as the Studio’s Manager.
He is the author of the “The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glaze; Glazing & Firing at Cone 10” which was published by Lark Books in 2004, and his most recent book “The Complete Guide to Midrange Glazes: Glazing and Firing at Cone 6” which will be published October 2014. He also has and 13 ebooks including: “The Quest for the Illusive Leaf Bowl and Other Assorted Articles” and “Aventurine Glazes”, “Secrets of Oil Spot Glazes”, etc. He also has a 4 DVD’s including one produced by Ceramics Daily entitled : “Understanding Glazes: How to Test, Tweak and Perfect Your Glazes”.
He was the juror for the book; “500 Bowls”, Technical Editor for “The Art and Craft of Ceramics”, and the “Ceramic Glaze: The Complete Handbook” by Brian Taylor and Kate Doody, And Amazing Glaze by Gabriel Kline. He has written numerous articles for ceramics publications including: Ceramic Review, Studio Potter, Clay Times, Ceramic Technical, New Ceramics, The Log Book and was a frequent contributor to Ceramics Monthly.
Participants are required to purchase and bring the following supplies to class:
- OSHA-approved respirator or dust mask and a quart-size zip lock bag (with your name on it) to keep it in.
- Journal and pen, sharpie markers, high-temperature pencil,
- One pair of latex gloves
- Braun (or some other brand) kitchen hand blender (a.k.a. immersion blender)
- A small scoop for measuring out materials,
- 10 –Solo plastic cups (16 oz. Clear or blue or red party cups), and a couple of glaze brushes. Make sure the hand blender fits into the Solo cup! (There are different sizes some of which are too small and then the blender won’t reach the bottom of the cup.)
- Triple beam scale or digital scale – We need one scale per two students
IMPORTANT TEST YOUR SCALE TO MAKE SURE IT IS ACCURATE TO 0.1 GRAMS!! Many cheap digital scales won’t measure that small of an amount. Many like to stop at 2 grams!! We need to weigh 0.2 grams or 0.5 grams. Also, test your scale against another triple beam or digital scale to see if it is actually accurate!! MANY times, they are not!
CANCELLATION POLICY
- Registration requires full commitment and payment
- Requests for a refund must be made at least 30 days before the start of this workshop and incur a $125 processing fee per person per refund
- No requests for cancellation or refund will be honored within 30 days of the workshop start due to the high demand for seats
- Requests for cancellation must be emailed to [email protected]