hi karen
we have been offering workshops in raku for many years now, at esalen institute,
big sur, calif, and they are well received
our workshops offer a full blend of the raku-yaki process. we go out and dig local
clay;
make a full range of utensils for the japanese tea ceremony; make up local glazes
and fire in oxidation and reduction kilns, particularly black and red raku ware;
also we introduce
wet fire raku and microwave raku techniques.
we conduct a sweat lodge working with clay in the dark and afterwards clay mud
baths in
esalen's hot springs
participants use their raku creations to perform a number of tea ceremonies during
the workshop, building tea houses indoors and out, and take turns serving tea to
each other.
out next raku workshops are: this Dec 8-10; February 11-16, august 25-30 we will
have our third annual workshop comprised mostly of japanese students at esalen;
there will also be a workshop in april 2001 in osaka, japan.
you can view out workshop pictures at: www.mapstead.com/noel
details about esalen and costs are at: www.esalen.org (search workshop and
mapstead)
(sleeping bag accommodations cut the workshop fees in half)
noel oard mapstead and keiko suga
K Farmer wrote:
> I have taken ceramics classes where a little of raku
> glazing and firing has been included. I would love to
> immerse myself in this process and learn more about
> firing, glazes, and even building my own kiln. Has
> anyone heard of any one or two week workshops in the
> U.S. where one could go to learn more about raku?
> Thanking you in advance, Kathy Farmer
>
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