get started on your glaze discovery journey
GLAZE CAN RUIN A PERFECT PIECE…BUT IT CAN ALSO TRANSFORM AN AVERAGE BOWL INTO FINE ART PIECE
I have destroyed ohh so many pots in my 13 year pottery journey. Mostly it was due to badly applied/ wrongly fired/ ugly glaze. All that effort and resources to end up in the trash with all the rest of the steep “learning curve”... I hope your journey is more smooth and pleasant :)
In this course I share my experience and journey with you open-hearted. All the things I wish I knew in the beginning.
I will NOT cover in this course complex chemistry and glaze ingredient origins. This course is designed to get your started with following a recipe, applying it successfully and the first steps of altering colourants in the glaze via line-blending method to get your own unique recipes and take control over your glaze finish.
I know that in the beginning glazing is the scariest part of the whole pottery deal.
I am here to give you all the right info, to give you a GREEN LIGHT to just GIVE IT A GO!
It’s actually the most exciting and fun part of the ceramics (at least to me) :)
See you in class!
xoxoxo
Laima
Meet your instructor
LAIMA.
I work across many avenues:
host regular short-term and long-term pottery workshops
make heirloom tableware for families
make restaurant dinnerware and collaborate with chefs
create exclusive one-of ceramic art&design pieces
collaborate with food-photographers and interior designers
work wholesale with home&lifestyle designer shops and galleries around the world
design tableware for other brands such as VaidavaCeramics and PorcelānaFabrika
have created of Horse Sanctuary “LaimesZirgi” based in holistic animal co-living principles
I have been making glazes since 2011 and developed over 30 amazing tableware collections in special-effect finishes featured in galleries and restaurants around the world.
INTRO TO GLAZING
In this course I cover the basics- what is glaze, how to set up your glaze lab, how to mix a glaze from dry ingredients, 3 application techniques (pouring, dipping, brushing) with special insights into making my high-fired tableware, as well as health & safety info, glaze development - testing and experimenting to get you started on your own journey of discovery!
Choose THE SUPPORT YOU NEED
How to prepare glaze powder with water to start using these wonderful handmade glazes
In this mini course I cover application techniques (dipping and brushing) to use lava glaze to glaze a bowl, a vase and a centerpiece.
In this course I cover - what is glaze, how to set up your glaze lab, how to mix a glaze from dry ingredients, 3 application techniques (pouring, dipping, brushing) with special insights as well as health & safety info, glaze development - testing and experimenting with glaze colourants to get you started on your own journey of discovery!
