Soda Firing Theory: Altered & Carved Forms
Summer Workshop | This course is completed
This workshop is an introduction to soda firing theory. Students will explore a variety of soda-fired surfaces on their own work. In addition to hands on thrown, altered and carved workshop making with the soda kiln in mind!
Day 1: Glazing demonstration and presentation on soda fired surfaces. Students glaze and wad their work
Day 2: Loading kiln and discussion
Day 3: Fire kiln and throwing demonstration
Day 4: Carving demonstration and unloading discussion
Day 5: Unloading the kiln and demonstrations on cleaning work
- Please bring bisqueware, basic ceramic tools and your imagination!
Lisa York
Working primarily with forms finished in the soda kiln, Lisa York creates ceramics for special occasion and daily use. The varied surfaces, line, and circle patterns on the work are inspired from travel and time out doors. Her ceramic studio is located along the Mississippi River in Savanna, Illinois.
York studied art at University of North Dakota, Hood College, Houghton College, and apprenticed with Kevin Crowe at Tye River Pottery. She was an artist-in-residence at the Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute in Jingdezhen, China, the International Ceramics Studio in Kecskemet, Hungary, and the Residency for Ceramics, Berlin, Germany. In Tanzania, she started a ceramics program at of Neema Crafts, an organization that trains people with disabilities to become skilled artisans. Likewise, she worked with a similar program in Chichi, Guatemala for a short-term project. Her functional ceramics, have been exhibited nationally and internationally.
Visit Lisa York's website at www.lisayorkarts.com