Time: Saturday and Sunday, June 13-14. Saturday 09:00-17:00 and Sunday 09:00-16:00 (Lunch break in the middle of the day. Lunch is not included)
Booking and registration: When you pay for the course, you are automatically registered and booked for this workshop in your name. Full refund applies for 14 days (according to the Distance and Off-Premises Contracts Act) from the payment date.
Cancellation: A cancellation fee of SEK 500 will be charged for cancellations. The last day to cancel to receive the remaining amount is 30 days before the start of the course. For cancellations after that, only 50% of the course fee will be refunded. For cancellations less than 7 days before the start of the course, 25% of the course fee will be refunded. You may transfer your booking to someone else if you arrange it yourself and inform us in time about their name and contact details.
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This is the course for you who want to learn the basics of what glaze consists of and how you can change it to create what you want. Over a weekend, Ludvig will guide you through the world of glaze, both theoretically and practically. After the course, you will be able to mix your own glazes and follow recipes.
Ludvig Hyrefelt has specialized in glazes during his years at Konstfack, as he has a background in medicine and a theoretical foundation. On his Instagram @luddolera, you can see all the amazing things he creates.
Schedule:
Day 1 - Saturday 09:00-17:00
Lecture 1 - What is a glaze
Lecture 2 - Components of glaze
Lecture 3 - Material science (1/2)
Lunch (not included)
Practical session - Mixing glazes, loading the kiln
Lecture 3 - Material science (2/2)
Day 2 - Sunday 09:00-16:00
Lecture 4 - Glaze from scratch
Lecture 5 - Color and effect
Lunch (not included)
Kiln opening, review of results
Lecture 6 - Glaze problems
Q&A session
In addition to this fantastic knowledge you will gain, we also offer coffee, tea, and cookies all weekend.
The advantages of mixing your own glaze are many:
- It becomes cheaper.
- You can get a glaze that looks exactly the way you want.
- You know exactly what it contains and can therefore troubleshoot if problems arise.
- There is a plethora of free recipes to try.
- You can feel confident that your glaze is safe for use on cups, bowls, and other utility ware.
- You can avoid certain recipes that contain toxic substances, which can be good to do if you have children in the household, for example.
Prerequisites
No prior knowledge is required, we will cover everything from the basics
Where
In Atelje 7's nice course premises at Saltmätargatan 7 in Stockholm.
