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updated thu 20 may 10

 

Chic Lotz on wed 19 may 10


"Design Your Own Glazes" using glaze calculation software as a tool =3D20
with Chic Lotz.
Mendocino Art Center =3D95 June 21-25 http://www.mendocinoartcenter.org

This 5-dayworkshop is for students who mix glazes and want to learn =3D20
how to create new ones with the characteristics they desire. Learn =3D20
about each glaze ingredient, its function in the glaze, which =3D20
ingredients can be substituted for others, how to alter recipes and =3D20
how to bring ^10 glazes down to ^6. You will perform hands-on mixing =3D20
and firing of line blends. Create stable glazes for dinnerware and =3D20
textural and matte glazes for sculpture. Plus learn to use computer =3D20
calculation software to design your own glaze with the characteristics =3D2=
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and color you desire, then mix and test fire it. This information =3D20
works for any firing temperature, but we will be test-firing at ^6 for =3D2=
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the workshop.

Chic Lotz
www.PotteryPoet.com
www.GlazeBasics.com
Chic@PotteryPoet.com