Raku Glazing and Firing - Afternoon

Raku Glazing and Firing - Afternoon

Fall Class | FULL

414 Plush Mill Road Wallingford, PA 19086 United States
Handbuilding Room
All Levels
10/23/2024-12/4/2024
1:30 PM-4:30 PM EST on Wed
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$225.00
Member Discount Available
$25.00
$30.00

Raku Glazing and Firing - Afternoon

Fall Class | FULL

In this 6-week class there will be an emphasis on glazing and firing.

Please bring to first class - 3 small green ware pieces (unfired) and 3 various sized  bisqued pieces. The pieces should be no larger than 10”x 10”x 10”.  We will look at pieces to decide the best way to glaze and to try different glaze techniques. 

You will need to buy your bag of 239 Raku Clay from the Community Art Center when you register for class.

Please bring a variety of sized pieces to enable us to work as a class- This is a learning situation, to experiment with glaze and decoration techniques and then firing techniques.  You can register for Open Studio Time to make Raku pieces. This is not a class for production firing. 

 


  • Clay is not included in the supply fee.  Clay purchased with your registration needs to be pick up in this semester.  Clay puchases do not carry over from one semester to the next when purchased with the class.  Clay can be purchased in the office as needed throughout the semester.

    Students who wish to fire work in the soda kiln and are currently registered in a class that is not soda kiln specific can do so for an additional $20 fee per semester. You will be sent instructions with specifics for firing in the Soda Kiln at the beginning of the semester. Please call or stop by the office to sign up. 

    NO CLASS: 11/27, make up on 12/4

    •  Clay tools
    •  Canvas to work on
    •  Notebook
    •  Pencil 
    • Soft paint brushes
    • scissors
    •  Inspirational images- preferably not clay!
    • 3 small greenware pieces
    • 3 various sized Bisqued pieces
    • no larger than 10”x10”x 10”

Demme, Laura
Laura Demme

Laura Demme's Webpage As an artist working in various media, Laura Demme’s art education began early as the daughter of an artist. Drawing, painting and sewing from the age of six, Laura continued her study through high school, then a year living at Peters Valley Craft School. Originally drawn to weaving, spinning and dyeing, Laura realized the versatility of “ Off the Loom” techniques such as crocheting, knitting and embroidery. Moving to NYC, Laura worked as a Crafts Designer and Assistant Editor at Good Housekeeping Magazine and contributed designs to Voque Knitting, Needlework, and other publications. As a Free Lance Designer for 14 Years in NYC, Laura worked with design houses contributing unique knit designs and inspiration to Geoffrey Beene, Ralph Lauren and many others. Laura then started painting. Laura’s work in oil on canvas and gessoed paper showed at a few invitationals in NYC and Art Shows in Atlanta and Rice University in Texas. Laura then retired from the textile industry, and married, gave birth to a daughter and took up Ceramics. Concentrating on Raku Firing and other Low Fire techniques Laura uses her mixed media sensibility to create Mixed Media figures, Vignettes, Sculpture and many other decorative pieces. Her continued exploration of technique and media include concrete, metal work (jewelry and steel welding), encaustic and acrylic abstract painting and gardening. When ever she needs to know about something Laura takes a workshop with whoever is the definitive person. Laura Demme is a juried member of the Pa Guild of Craftsmen and a Potters Guild Member. She teaches Raku Firing, Hand Building and Encaustic Painting at Community Arts Center, Wayne Art Center and Cheltenham Center for the Arts. “I look forward to integrating all that I have learned and experienced into my artwork, to fully express what it is to be an artist, and to inspire others to explore and expand the