HUMMINGBIRD
Location
HUMMINGBIRD is located near the I-5 corridor near the Oregon- California border, just 20 minutes from Jacksonville, 30 minutes from Medford, 45 minutes from Grants Pass and 50 minutes from Ashland. Click here for a local map.
HUMMINGBIRD is located near the I-5 corridor near the Oregon- California border, just 20 minutes from Jacksonville, 30 minutes from Medford, 45 minutes from Grants Pass and 50 minutes from Ashland. Click here for a local map.
Photos and Comments from past WORKSHOPS
at HUMMINGBIRD
at HUMMINGBIRD
Jim Robinson, Bonnie Morgan, Dennis Meiners
Glaze Re-formulation 5 day Intensive
July 14-18 images to come
Glaze Re-formulation 5 day Intensive
July 14-18 images to come
$500*- Payment option
9AM to 4PM - Studio is open after class until 9:30PM - Basic supplies, 3 firings and lunches are included. Bisque ware will need to be brought from home.
Contact by email
or phone 541-899-7045
or phone 541-899-7045
Jim Robinson is internationally known for his expertise in the formulation of clay and glazes. He has written numerous articles for publications such as The Studio Potter and the UK’s Ceramic Review, is quoted often as a source in materials testing and has presented at several NCECA conferences. Jim’s enthusiasm for clay and glazes is unbounded and contagious; he will begin this workshop on Monday with an explanation of the Seger expression and how to use it to re-formulate cone 10 glazes to cone 6. After class the studio will be open to mix tests of your re-calculated glazes which will be fired overnight to cone 6 in electric kilns to see how well they melt.
On Tuesday morning there will be more time to mix tests using the previous night’s firing as a guide. In the afternoon Dennis Meiners, who has taught many successful workshops on hand-building, will share his expertise in the art of applying glaze to ceramic ware. Because there are often comments on how pointless all the glaze testing is if you still don’t know how to get the glaze on your pots, Dennis will demonstrate all the tricks he has found over his 30 years as a studio potter. The studio again will remain open for participants to practice these techniques by glazing bisque ware brought from home.
Wednesday will be a day to finish glazing pots and test tiles and loading the gas kiln which will be fired off that evening. Stay late, keep Dennis company and learn how he fires his kiln, if you like.
While the kiln is cooling on Thursday, Bonnie Morgan (of Southern Oregon Pottery Supply), will share her knowledge of Cone 6 electric fired glazes. Bonnie has hosted a glaze study group for many years, and has developed a user- friendly method of testing based on Ian Curry’s grid tile system. Her beautiful glazes are a testimony to how well this system works and will give you a straightforward way to continue testing glazes at home.
Lower Level B&B room has been reserved
10% discount on total tuition if your initial registration includes more than one workshop.
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Workshop Description
It’s time to take another look at Cone 10 ceramics. Not just the finishes themselves, but also the means used to achieve them. Carbon emissions are changing our climate and fuel bills are emptying our pockets. Is there anything we potters can do? Absolutely: Lower your firings to Cone 6. Will you still love your glazes? Who knows until you try? And who knows what you might discover along the way? Here is a chance to carry through with the testing you’ve been thinking about, but never did, under the guidance of three patient and personable ceramic artists known for their glazes.
It’s time to take another look at Cone 10 ceramics. Not just the finishes themselves, but also the means used to achieve them. Carbon emissions are changing our climate and fuel bills are emptying our pockets. Is there anything we potters can do? Absolutely: Lower your firings to Cone 6. Will you still love your glazes? Who knows until you try? And who knows what you might discover along the way? Here is a chance to carry through with the testing you’ve been thinking about, but never did, under the guidance of three patient and personable ceramic artists known for their glazes.
Friday the kiln will be unloaded and Jim Robinson will return to discuss the results and talk about re-formulating clay bodies to also fire at lower temperatures.
Take home the results from these five days, put them to use and you will soon save the workshop fee in lower fuel bills. Dennis figures half of the propane used in his firings is consumed between Cone 6 and 10. It used to cost $25 to fire and now it costs over $100, but that might not be the most important reason to make a change. As an article from Ceramic Arts Daily states "Many potters consider themselves environmentalists, yet they fail to consider the effects of their craft on the environment. As we take part in the demand for electricity, minerals and petroleum, we also share the responsibility for their environmental effects."
Take home the results from these five days, put them to use and you will soon save the workshop fee in lower fuel bills. Dennis figures half of the propane used in his firings is consumed between Cone 6 and 10. It used to cost $25 to fire and now it costs over $100, but that might not be the most important reason to make a change. As an article from Ceramic Arts Daily states "Many potters consider themselves environmentalists, yet they fail to consider the effects of their craft on the environment. As we take part in the demand for electricity, minerals and petroleum, we also share the responsibility for their environmental effects."
Robinson
Robinson
Robinson
Meiners
Morgan
Beth Cavener-Stichter 07
Dennis Meiners 04,05,06,07
Jim Koudelka 05
Jim Robinson 04
Josh DeWeese 07
Leslie Lee 04,05,06,07
Meira Mathison 07
Patrick Horsley 06
Paul Bennett 06
Phyllis Trowbridge 05
Richey Bellinger 05
Victoria Christen 06
Virginia Cartwright 04
Dennis Meiners 04,05,06,07
Jim Koudelka 05
Jim Robinson 04
Josh DeWeese 07
Leslie Lee 04,05,06,07
Meira Mathison 07
Patrick Horsley 06
Paul Bennett 06
Phyllis Trowbridge 05
Richey Bellinger 05
Victoria Christen 06
Virginia Cartwright 04