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ORGANIZER:Libby Cameron:mailto:info@waikatopotters.co.nz
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LOCATION:Waikato Society of Potters, Norris Ward Park Art Centre, 2 Seddon Rd, Hamilton
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DESCRIPTION:THIS IS A TWO-DAY WORKSHOP WITH EACH DAY TAKING PLACE ON SEPARATE\nWEEKENDS:\nSaturday 3rd August, 10am - 4pm, build your piece\nSaturday 17th August, 10am - 4pm, raku fire your piece\n\nLocal artist, Dave Austin, creates large-scale sculptural works using\nslab and other hand-building techniques, adding and subtracting shapes\nto turn his abstract thoughts into abstract reality.\n\nHe has a passion for raku firing these pieces, committing them to the\nflame and smoking them in combustibles, for breathtaking and sometimes\nunpredictable results.\n\nOn the first day of this 2-day workshop, Dave will guide you in\ncreating a base structure of up to 50cm high, which you will then\nalter, cutting pieces away and adding other shapes. You might choose\nto take inspiration from Dave’s works or to use his techniques to\nbuild something from your own imagination.\n\nOver the following fortnight we will slowly dry your creations, then\nbisque fire them, so they are ready for the next stage.\n\nOn the second workshop day, 2-weeks later, Dave will demonstrate the\nglazing, firing, and reduction methods that are specific to raku. You\nwill then get to glaze and fire your own pieces in the raku kilns\n(with Dave’s expert guidance and assistance), removing them when\nthey’re still hot and dousing them in combustible materials to start\nthe reduction process.\n\nThere are no additional costs for this workshop, your enrolment fee\nincludes:\n\n 	* Your tutor’s time and expertise\n 	* Use of the WSP studio facilities and tools\n 	* Clay\n 	* Bisque firing\n 	* Raku glazes\n 	* Use of the raku kilns and protective equipment\n 	* LPG gas for firing\n\nHowever, we would love to share a kai and have a chat over lunch each\nday. Please bring a plate of food to share, if you’re able to.\n\nABOUT YOUR TUTOR:\nKia ora\nGraduating with a bachelor of media arts I spent 10 years in the film\nindustry. While working on a short film I was asked to make a\npainting, this was 1996, which resulted in making oiled canvases to\nthis day. Being creative and trying many types of media I stumbled\nonto clay about 6 years ago. Like so many before me I was hooked.\nEngineering shapes, vases, jewellery and finally I found RAKU. The\nlast few years I have been obsessed with making RAKU sculpture and\nhave perfected shapes and firing techniques which are unique and have\nuniversal appeal. I live in the mighty Waikato Aotearoa New Zealand, I\nhave three wonderful daughters and a special RAKU kiln made out of an\nold castrol drum. If I could, I would fire it everyday because I\nbelieve as an artist I should always be making.\nUntil we meet\nDave\n\n_TERMS AND CONDITIONS_\n\n_The Waikato Society of Potters (WSP) reserves the right to cancel a\nclass if it fails to achieve minimum enrolment numbers, for reasons\noutside of our control. A full refund will be given if the class is\ncancelled by the WSP less a 5% credit card fee. If a student cancels\ntheir enrolment within 72 hours of the first class starting, no refund\nwill be given. If a student cancels their booking less than 7 days\nprior to the event a 50% administration charge will be deducted from\nthe refund. Should a student cancel their enrolment any time prior to\nthe above a 20% administration fee will be deducted from the refund._\n\n_Please read the WSP code of conduct. Confirming your booking\nindicates that you have understood and agree to comply with them._\n - info@waikatopotters.co.nz - https://www.eventspronto.co.nz/add_subtract_raku
SUMMARY:Adding and subtracting - it's not maths, it's raku!
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