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glaze course this summer - rr

updated fri 6 feb 04

 

Ron Roy on mon 2 feb 04


Loyalist college - which is very close to where I live (about 90 miles east
of Toronto) has decided to offer a glaze calculation course this summer.

Margaret Barlow and I will teach it.

The pottery studio and computer lab are in the same building.

The course will be 5 days long - cost a little over $200 Canadian - plus a
materials fee.

Residences will cost a little over $100 Canadian.

You can drive here from Detroit in about 4 hours, from Buffalow in about 3
hours, from Rochester in about 2 hours.

There is bus & shuttle service from Toronto International Air Port.

If you want to know more - or have a book describing the summer courses at
Loyalist College let me know - and I will send them you request.

RR

Ron Roy
RR#4
15084 Little Lake Road
Brighton, Ontario
Canada
K0K 1H0
Phone: 613-475-9544
Fax: 613-475-3513

Kasia Bock-Leja on mon 2 feb 04


Dear Ron,
I'd love to get more information on the glaze course.

kasia

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Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 12:26 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: Glaze course this Summer - RR


Loyalist college - which is very close to where I live (about 90 miles
east of Toronto) has decided to offer a glaze calculation course this
summer.

Margaret Barlow and I will teach it.

The pottery studio and computer lab are in the same building.

The course will be 5 days long - cost a little over $200 Canadian - plus
a materials fee.

Residences will cost a little over $100 Canadian.

You can drive here from Detroit in about 4 hours, from Buffalow in about
3 hours, from Rochester in about 2 hours.

There is bus & shuttle service from Toronto International Air Port.

If you want to know more - or have a book describing the summer courses
at Loyalist College let me know - and I will send them you request.

RR

Ron Roy
RR#4
15084 Little Lake Road
Brighton, Ontario
Canada
K0K 1H0
Phone: 613-475-9544
Fax: 613-475-3513

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Ron Roy on thu 5 feb 04


More on the course at Loyalist.

Sharon at Loyalist informs me my hours from estimates are too short - she
says to add 2 hours to each.

I did not include the dates - July 12 to the 16th.

I already have 12 inquiries so I am thinking the course will be a go - we
can accommodate about 14 - not trying to panic anyone but there is a limit.

The brochures will be printed in about 2 weeks - if you want loyalist to
mail you one just email your mailing address to me.

Margaret and I have decided to put the emphasis on learning the programs
and understanding how to use them to solve clay and glaze problems. That
means we will limit firings to one for the week.

A tentative course description.

Day one - Understanding the Seger Unity Formula and how it is used.
How to use either Insight or Glazemaster:
Entering a recipe.
Entering a material.
Adjusting calculated expansion.
Adjusting alumina/silica ratios.


Day Two.
Making a glaze from scratch.
Adjusting known glaze faults.
Mixing glazes to fire on Wednesday.

Day Three.
Same glaze different materials.
Combining glazes.
Making glazes more durable.
Fixing crazing, running and pinholes.
How to stop glazes from settling.

Day Four and Five.
Analyse fired glazes and apply changes to keep what you like and get rid of
what you don't like.
Formulate new glazes for testing at home.
Analyse all your glazes and see how they can be improved.

That's a tentative scenario - we will be flexible and address all concerns
within the time frame. It will be about helping each person able to leave
knowing how to use each program and how to apply solutions to common glaze
problems.

If anyone is interested I will be showing how I use calculation to manage
and adjust clay bodies for the two companies I work for.

RR

>You can drive here from Detroit in about 4 hours, from Buffalow in about 3
>hours, from Rochester in about 2 hours.
>
>There is bus & shuttle service from Toronto International Air Port.
>
>If you want to know more - or have a book describing the summer courses at
>Loyalist College let me know - and I will send them you request.

Ron Roy
RR#4
15084 Little Lake Road
Brighton, Ontario
Canada
K0K 1H0
Phone: 613-475-9544
Fax: 613-475-3513