OUTDOOR WORKSHOP
5-13.07.2025
Knowledge, skill, relaxation
Raku ceramic plein air on the Baltic Sea
Workshop techniques:
gluing, rolling on the wheel
Raku with reduction/with crackles
horse hair, feathers, milk, sugar, honey
obwara/żurek/bełtucha
combining techniques
naked raku two-step
copper matt + glaze preparation
sagar
black ceramics
ecoprint on ceramics
papergift
alternative firings
The eight-day open-air workshop is 3 days of modeling, including wheel-turning for those willing, and 5 days of firing, starting with bisque firing in open-air kilns. A feast for those who love ceramics :)
It is aimed at everyone regardless of experience and has the character of a ceramics course. It is a lot of practice, but also lectures on the techniques that will be at the open-air workshop. The eight-day open-air workshop is 3 days of modeling, including wheel-turning for those willing, and 5 days of firing, starting with bisque firing in open-air kilns.
During the open-air workshop, participants will get to know many firing techniques, including in a gas kiln, pittfire, barrel.
On our part, we can afford it thanks to the stable of our @Piece Boruty kilns, over a decade of experience, and very good organization (see the schedule in the tables - available at the open-air workshop). Yes, there will be speed, but there will also be flow and time to relax.
Raku is a firing technique that harks back to the traditions of feudal Japan and is closely linked to the tea ceremony... Americans contributed a lot here, but it was play and experimentation that brought and continue to bring new techniques.
Scope of the plein air:
Part I. Modelling
We start with the basics. modelling from plaster, rolls, spheres, kurinuki, sculpture. Openwork, engraving, cracking techniques using water glass, and wheel turning: basics, centering, cylinder, bowl, plate form, and even a teapot with a spout for those interested.
Part II. Plein air firing:
The workshops include:
*various glazing techniques (applying paper mask, tapes, glazing with a brush, dipping, pouring)
*instructions and health and safety for operating a RAKU kiln
*Raku firings, in a gas kiln with reduction / with crackles / with fumigation
*experiments with glazes, including volcanic and mega oxide glaze for reduction.
*horse hair, feathers, milk
*combining techniques, different techniques for obtaining effects
*obwara/żurek/bełtucha
*two-stage naked raku
*coppermatt, + glaze preparation
*black ceramics
*ecoprint on ceramics
*saggar in paper clay
*vegesaggar
*giftpaper
*additional technique (always something new)
*paper oven/or barrel/pittfire
Workshop cost:
reservation:
Until 31.12.2024 – PLN 2050
until 28.02.2025 – PLN 2250
from 01.05.2025 - PLN 2450
We try to keep the price as close as possible to the 2023 workshops!
For participants of previous plein air workshops PLN 100 discount.
For groups/couples/friends ---> 2 or more participants 5% discount. Discounts do not accumulate.
/reservation to the account PLN 700/
Before paying the reservation, please contact me to check if there are any available places, the order of applications is decisive! :)
The amount includes the cost of the workshops (clay, materials, firing, glazes, tools)
Location: on the Baltic Sea, near Karwia. 800 m through meadows to the sea.
Accommodation: short description, price of accommodation depending on the room from 40 to 70 PLN / day
A map of the route and information will be sent by email or on the Messenger chat when the group is formed.
Meals: on your own.
info soon
What to bring:
*Apron and favorite tools, brushes
*Masks, disposable gloves
*Clothes that can get dirty, we work by the fire.
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