Studio S.P.A.C.E. invites the community to experience the Japanese firing technique of Raku on October 23, November 21 and December 11 from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. in the ceramics studio parking lot at 9 W. Henry Street. Ceramics specialist Matt Maggioni will lead multiple firings throughout the afternoons. Participants will select a ready-made bisque piece, glaze it, and watch its firing in the Raku tradition.
Works will be fired on a first-come first served basis. Ceramic artists from the community are also invited to bring bisque fired works for glazing and firing during the demonstration. There is a firing fee of $10, limited to one large work or two small works. There is no fee to observe.
This ancient firing technique involves removing glowing 2000 degree ceramic pieces from the kiln and placing them into an airtight container filled with masses of combustible material to provide a reducing atmosphere for the glaze and to stain the exposed body surface with carbon.
For more information, please contact Matt Maggioni at 912-651-6783 or mmaggioni@savannahga.gov.
The grand finale of the train tour takes place at New York’s Grand Central Terminal over the weekend of October 30th through November 1st.
