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ORGANIZER:Libby Cameron:mailto:info@waikatopotters.co.nz
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LOCATION:Waikato Society of Potters, Studio 1, Ward Park Arts Centre, 2 Seddon Rd, Hamilton
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DESCRIPTION:Are you keen to try out pit firing? We're running another WSP pit\nfiring at Caroline Hamilton's, so here's your chance!\n\nVENUE: CAROLINE HAMILTON'S PROPERTY, 988 TUHIKARAMEA ROAD,\nNGĀHINAPŌURI\n\nSATURDAY 21ST NOVEMBER, 4PM - DELIVER YOUR GREENWARE POTS TO WSP FOR\nBISQUE FIRING\n\n 	* We will be organising a special low-temp bisque firing to maximise\nthe effects from the smoke and colourants in the pit fire.\n 	* If you'd like to get in on this, deliver your pots by 4pm on\nSaturday November, measure them and pay 40% of the usual firing cost.\n 	* They will be bisque fired by Wednesday 26th November,\n12noon, ready for you to collect and bring to Carolines' house.\n\nSATURDAY 29TH NOVEMBER, 10AM - LOADING AND FIRING THE PIT\n\n 	* Bring your bisqued pots - pre-decorated with any combustibles and\ncolourants you want to use.\n 	* If you have any fire wood you could contribute, please bring it\nalong.\n 	* We will bring the magic dust (copper carb and salt mix), sawdust\nand as much fire wood as we can.\n 	* _Bring some kai for a shared lunch while we fire!_\n\nSUNDAY 30TH NOVEMBER, 2PM - UNLOADING THE PIT\n\n 	* We will be opening and digging out the pots on the Sunday from\n2pm.\n 	* Bring good heat-proof gloves, as the ashes and pots are likely to\nbe hot! We will bring tongs as well.\n 	* We will also fill in the pit afterwards, so please bring a shovel\nif you have one.\n\nOTHER THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW:\n\n 	* Good clays for pit firing are raku clays and other slightly\ngrogged clays, but feel free to experiment with any other clays you\nmight be interested in.\n 	* We'll make up a mix of "magic dust" to sprinkle through the kiln.\nThis is a mixture of salt and copper carbonate, which produces the\nearthy reds synonymous with pit-fired pottery.\n 	* You can also wrap and decorate your pots with your own\ncombustibles and colourants. Good materials include copper wire, old\nnails, seaweed, salt, banana peels, coffee grounds, bones, eggshells\nand many others... \n 	* Burnishing and terra sigillata are also methods you might consider\nusing on your pots - they produce a very smooth surface, which lends\nitself to waxing the finished pot for that satiny shine.\n 	* Find more info on the pit-firing process, colourants and\ncombustibles from these resources:\nhttps://www.upinsmokepottery.com/pit-firing.html \n[https://www.upinsmokepottery.com/pit-firing.html]\nhttps://community.ceramicartsdaily.org/topic/6293-what-are-your-pit-fire-must-dos-or-must-haves/\n 	* Please note that pots fired in this method are seldom vitrified\nand so are not likely to be water-tight or food safe. \n\n - info@waikatopotters.co.nz - https://www.eventspronto.co.nz/pitnov2025
SUMMARY:WSP Pit Firing
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