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Alison and Abi Firing Workshops

alison and abi firing workshops

5.0(15)

Christow

BOOK YOUR TWO-DAY INTENSIVE FIRING WORKSHOP Join Alison West (alisonwestceramics.com [http://www.alisonwestceramics.com/]) and Abi Higgins (abihiggins.co.uk [http://www.abihiggins.co.uk/]) for a hands-on, immersive experience in alternative firing techniques. Since 2018, we've welcomed participants from the UK, Europe, and as far as Australia to our workshops. WORKSHOP DETAILS * Location: Abi Higgins' beautiful rural studio and grounds in Christow, Devon, South West UK. Easily accessible from Exeter, which has both an airport and a train station. * Accommodations: A range of local B&Bs and other accommodations are nearby for your convenience. WHO SHOULD ATTEND Our two-day workshops are perfect for ceramicists of all levels: * Those with limited or no previous knowledge of alternative firing techniques. * Experienced ceramicists looking to expand their skills with new techniques. WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS * Types of Clay and Making Techniques: Learn about the different clay bodies suitable for alternative firings and various making techniques. * Raku Glaze Application and Firing: Explore the process of raku glazing and firing. * Burnishing and Naked Raku: Get introduced to burnishing techniques and the two-step naked raku process. * Horsehair/Feather Firing: Experiment with adding unique effects using horsehair and feathers. * Saggar and Barrel Kilns: Make and fire a 'mummy' saggar, prepare pots with plant decorations for saggar firing, and load and fire a barrel kiln. MATERIALS AND PREPARATION * Bisqued Pieces: Participants should bring suitable bisqued pieces, either sculptural or vessel forms. Prepared pots are also available for sale at £10 each. * Detailed Information: Information on types of clay to use and bisque temperatures will be provided with booking confirmation. FOCUS Our focus is on: * Decorating techniques for alternative firing. * Introduction to firing methods. * Building confidence with raku and saggar kilns. Join us at Abi Higgins Ceramics Studio to enhance your ceramic skills and create stunning, one-of-a-kind pieces. We look forward to welcoming you! 4o You’ve reached your GPT-4o limit.

Oak And Smoke Tannery

oak and smoke tannery

Moretonhampstead

Oak and Smoke Tannery is dedicated to Natural Tanning and Traditional Leatherwork. Oak and Smoke Tannery is made up of Jane Robertson and Jessie Watson Brown. We are two individuals with a passion for the wildness in nature and the skills that enable us to live closely to the earth. Through this journey… we discovered tanning! The tanning processes we practise use only natural ingredients – locally harvested tree barks such as Oak and Willow, oils and Smoke. We tan and sell leather, rawhide and unique leather handcrafts. The Heritage Crafts association has categorised tanning as ‘critically endangered’ as a craft because there are so few people practising it and even less teaching it. We intend to demystify the art of tanning by teaching simple methods, with simple tools. This is how we were taught and how we still practise. We learned tanning in Washington State in America and more recently from traditional tanners in Scandinavia.  We love the discovery of learning how different skins and processes work, and seeing the alchemical change that they go through during the tanning process. When we first returned from America lots of people were asking us to teach them tanning so we set up our first hide camp. The first year was small with a group of friends, and it was a booming success. Since then its grown and grown every year and now we run numerous camps every year, as well as guest teaching on other courses and offering individual tuition. All this as well as of course tanning leather ourselves on Dartmoor and in Mid Wales. We would love to see tanning become normal in peoples homes, as it once would have been. Most of the UK's domestic animal skins get exported to other countries or tanned in chemically intensive commercial tanneries, and most wild animal skins are wasted - its heart breaking! We have very high standards when it comes to ethics and the environment [https://www.oakandsmoketannery.co.uk/ethics]. All our skins are by-products of farming and hunting, otherwise discarded.