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Mixed
mediums &
mark
making materials
  
This is your
opportunity to experiment - You will acquire many recipes and information
regarding techniques.
Grounds, bitumen,
shellac, acrylics, glazing, mono printing, relief printing, marbling . .
. The choices are extremely varied.
Example follows
Friday night – exploring the creative process. DVD
Saturday am – using acrylics, PVA,
sand, bitumen, shellac, gesso, charcoal & pastels.
Saturday afternoon – grounds.
Sunday morning – glazing & layering with acrylics.
Sunday afternoon – collage
 
Most
Materials & equipment are supplied.
You
will need to bring –
BYO – good quality papers
Minimum
4 x 300 gsm Stonehenge, or similar.
A4
visual diary & 250ml PVA glue & old brush to apply, old magazines
& paper for collages, scissors, small ruler, pencil, acrylic paints &
pastels.
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if you have material not on list, that you may wish to use - please bring )
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Pit Firing of
Ceramics.
  
A pit firing is one of the most universal,
primitive firings executed today. Firings of this type were an adaptation to
firing the ware in open bon fires. At some point it was discovered that
digging a pit in the ground and firing the ware in a pit led to higher
temperatures resulting in a harder, more enduring
fired clay. As time continued pit firing evolved to digging holes in the
mountainside, a primitive version of today's Anagama.
  
Today we have kilns so why should we still conduct
these primitive firings? Well in the past it was done to harden the clay, but
now our goal is to achieve surface coloration and markings that only a pit
firing can provide. Also experiencing a pit-fire is exceptional in the
atmosphere and the feeling of sharing it generates – it will give you a sense
of what it was like to fire clay long ago before the invention of the kiln.
One aspect about working with clay that has drawn
many towards the medium is the wonderful sense of community. The pit lighting
ceremony is one specific moment that really feels magical.
  
With the loading of the pit, lighting of the fire
and spectacular sight of a full roaring very hot fire the feelings are mixed.
Some are a little scared, some are excited, some are mystified and some
become a wee bit paranoid that the fire department will soon be on its way.
  
The
outcome is worth the wait . . and
the wait is a whole lot of fun !!
BYO
– something from following list
Small
shells, copper wire, thin wire, rock salt, broken or coloured glass, seaweed,
bitumen, rope, glossy color magazines, steel wool,
curly girls.
Bring if you have – A4 visual diary, camera, drawing
materials, cheap bucket, disposable gloves & dust mask.
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