Marked by Fire with Justin Mullady |Saturdays 9 am - 12 pm |11/4, 11/18| Fall 2023
Ceramics | This class is completed
Marked by Fire is the quintessential ceramics class for advanced artists looking to learn and participate in alternative firings on Long Island. During each course block one of the following firings will take place and taught.
- Raku
- Naked Raku
- Horsehair
- Pit fire (wood)
- Pit fire (copper reduction)
- Cone 6 Reduction
- Obvara
- Sagar
On top of the knowledge of the firing process, students will learn the history behind and importance of each process. Students will work on perfecting their craft, honing their skills as artists, both on the wheel and while hand building.
Three prior ceramics courses at the Art League, under any instructor, are required. This class is designed for advanced ceramics students.
- All clay used in Art League ceramics classes must be purchased at the Art League. Clay purchased at the Art League cannot be brought outside of the studio. If additional time is needed to complete projects, students in a ceramics class may enroll in open studio time. Work produced in Art League classes must be constructed at a reasonable size so as to not overload the kilns. The Art League ceramics studio is a communal educational space - we are not responsible for broken or lost work that has been left behind. The Art League thanks its students for following guidelines to keep the kiln schedule under control so that all students receive their work back in a timely fashion.
Three prior ceramics courses at the Art League, under any instructor, are required. This class is designed for advanced ceramics students.
C?lass cancelled 11/11, 11/25, 12/2
- Students must purchase ceramics tool kits in advance.
- Students may only work with and fire clay purchased from ALLI. Your teacher will review clay types on the first day of class, and you will be able to purchase at that time. Clay is $40 per bag.
Justin Mullady
Justin Mullady began his journey on the wheel in 2006. Growing up on Long Island Justin went to high school with a robust ceramic program in Suffolk County, and this is where he was first introduced to the art of both horse hair and raku firings. It was then he knew both fire and clay were going to be a considerable part of his life moving forward. For more than ten years, Justin has been perfecting his craft and sharing his knowledge as a ceramics instructor at local art centers.
Artist Statement:
I have always been engrossed by the idea of holding the intangible or owning the abstract. What is more powerful than fire and finer than flames? Through my work, I can only try to sway the smoke of a pit fire and guide the markings of horse hair. Clay is my constant which is fixed and known. Although able to shift in form and scale, it abides by a certain set of rules. Together they dance to a tune of controlled chaos.