Winter Session 2010 Enrolling Now!

There´s still time to sign up for winter classes!

One-day workshops, and classes spanning from 2-4 weeks, remain open in areas from Photography and Digital Arts, to Fibers and Glass.

Visit the Classes Currently Enrolling page to find a course that fits your needs, and view a list of the Winter 2010 session classes that remain open for registration. For more information contact registrar@goggleworks.org or call 610-374-3600x105

Pre-NCECA workshop: Raku and Alternative Decoration and Firing

A one-day workshop with Steve Branfman and Eduardo Lazo.

Sunday, March 28, 2010 | 11 am to 5 pm
$45 per person/$25 for students
Image: L-Eduardo Lazo, R- Steve Branfman

Steven and Eduardo will demonstrate their vessel forming methods and their personal styles of surface decoration using a variety of glaze and non-glaze techniques and practices. Eduardo will show his specialized “upside down” throwing technique where forms are created in an inverted fashion. He will also combine handbuilding and throwing methods. Steven will demonstrate a variety of forms and throwing techniques such as throwing off the hump, altering shapes, surface design and manipulation, addition of dry materials to clay surfaces, inlaying colored glass, narrow neck bottle forms, expanding forms from the inside, coil and throw, large forms and platters. Both artists will show their trimming and finishing techniques.

Branfman will also demonstrate the choice, combinations, application and use of a variey of glazes including raku glaze, stoneware glaze, commerical low fire glaze, underglazes, overglazes, slips, washes, dry mixtures and multiple firing all in the context of low fire raku firing and post firing methods. Lazo will discuss and demonstrate selected ferric chloride techniques. Both artists will explain and demonstrate the creative uses of kiln control including temperature and atmosphere management, recognizing proper glaze melt and post-firing methods.

You may register online for this workshop through our shopping cart. Bring your questions and don´t forget your cameras and notebooks!