Alternative firing online workshop with Marcia Selsor
Alternative firing is sometimes referred to as primitive firing. Marcia shows potters how to build a small portable Raku kiln. She uses this gas kiln for firing Raku, Obvara, and all the sagger firings. Although it is not a soluble metal salts online class, Marcia teaches potters how to mix and decorate with soluble salts on her wheel-thrown orbs. Raku firing remains an interesting topic for studio potters. Artists will learn how to use different materials, tools, and techniques to paint and fire animal life with Raku glazes. She explains the different Saggar firing techniques and shares interesting materials to use for foil saggar and ceramic saggar firing. For the obvara firing, students will learn the recipe to get the obvara colors during the firing process. Certain clay shapes look very good with obvara, and that is why Marcia uses hand-building and altered wheel-throwing techniques to stimulate and motivate online students.
