Alternative firing with Marcia Selsor

This is a six weeks formal online class with an additional four weeks of viewing. Scroll down for the contents and preview of the workshop.

Alternative firing June 15 - July 24

$189.00

Early birds ($179) until May 29, normal until ($189) until Jun 26, viewing until Aug 21.
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Alternative firing Aug 24 - Oct 2

$179.00

Early birds ($179) until Aug 7, normal until ($189) until Sep 4, viewing until Oct 30
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Contents of alternative firing

Week 1
  • An overview of what is included in alternative firing.
  • Biography and history of Marcia Selsor.
  • Tips on how to make and use pottery tools.
  • How to build your own small affordable Raku kiln.
​Week 2
How to create a crackle surface with sodium silicate for obvara firing.
  • How to throw an altered and beaten bowl for obvara.
  • How to do Finger Trailing with porcelain on the potters wheel.
  • How to make a porcelain cactus.
  • Learn the recipes and processes for Obvara firing in the raku kiln.
Week 3
  • Effective techniques to make porcelain tiles.
  • Learn about raku glazing and how to prepare for Raku firings.
  • How to pack the gas kiln and adjust the burner for Raku firing.
Week 4
How to throw a blown-up orb that works excellent for sagger firings.
How to mix and decorate with Terra Sigillata.
How to mix and decorate with soluble salts. This is not a complete soluble salt class.
Week 5
How to do Ceramic Sagger firing.
How to do Foil Sagger firing.
Week 6
Learn from Marcia how to evaluate the gas fired results and make adjustments for future firings.
​You will learn how to build your own portable Raku kiln and use this gas kiln for all the alternative firing processes.

Marcia demonstrates how to make suitable forms for each of the different alternative firing techniques.

She will teach you how to work and fire foil saggars, demonstrates the preparation needed for ceramic saggar firing, share her recipes and processes for obvara and explains how to use tiles as well as bowls for raku firing.

Learn how to mix the recipes and see how she critique her own work so that you can get skilled in all the techniques.
​This is a six weeks online course with ten weeks in total to view all the videos.

Registration policy

What do I need for this e-course?
  • You must have consistent access to a computer, iPad or IMac or related technology.
  • You must have basic computer knowledge. (Although we will assist you with the viewing of the videos, we cannot teach you how to use a computer).
Refunding
  • No refunding.
  • Submitting an online registration indicates your agreement with this policy.