Live Fall Raku Firing
Date - October 3 - 4
Rain date - October 17 - 18
NEW! Glaze-your-own Raku Pumpkin
Small 2.5" Pumpkin Pre-order - $15
Medium 4.5" Pumpkin Pre-order - $30
Large 7" Pumpkin Pre-order - $45
All pumpkins must be pre-ordered by September 20th for the discounted prices above. Limited PYO pumpkins available for sale at the door for an extra $5 charge.
Raku: a process in which work is removed from the kiln at bright red heat and subjected to post-firing reduction (or smoking) by being placed in containers of combustible materials, which blackens raw clay and causes crazing in the glazing process.
Come join us for a live raku firing!! It's a great learning experience for the whole family, no experience is necessary and all ages are welcome. If you can brush glaze on a pumpkin, then you'll do great! This event was very popular last year and had everyone amazed at how thier pumpkin turned out. Here's how it works: You preregister for any size pumpkin(s) that you'd like to glaze. Sign up for a day and time on the sign up that will be emailed to you after registering. Once you arrive you pick your pumpkin out of my wheel thrown handmade ceramic pumpkin patch and glaze away. I will then put your pumpkin(s) into the kiln and fire it for about 45 minutes. During this time you are free to browse the studio gallery or just enjoy watching the firing process. I will then put your pumpkin into the reduction chamber where it does its thing with the fire and in a few minutes it will come out ready to be squelched in cold water, dried and sealed. Best part is that you then take it with you! I strongly encourage you to have fun and to experiment with the glazes. Who knows, pehaps you'll come up with the winning glaze combo of the day! The entire event is outdoors with a maximum of 8 painters per hour. Please plan to wear a mask when in buildings or near other customers. Please make note of a possible rain date. This is in the case of a downpour, minimal rain is not a problem... we have tents.
Rain date - October 17 - 18
NEW! Glaze-your-own Raku Pumpkin
Small 2.5" Pumpkin Pre-order - $15
Medium 4.5" Pumpkin Pre-order - $30
Large 7" Pumpkin Pre-order - $45
All pumpkins must be pre-ordered by September 20th for the discounted prices above. Limited PYO pumpkins available for sale at the door for an extra $5 charge.
Raku: a process in which work is removed from the kiln at bright red heat and subjected to post-firing reduction (or smoking) by being placed in containers of combustible materials, which blackens raw clay and causes crazing in the glazing process.
Come join us for a live raku firing!! It's a great learning experience for the whole family, no experience is necessary and all ages are welcome. If you can brush glaze on a pumpkin, then you'll do great! This event was very popular last year and had everyone amazed at how thier pumpkin turned out. Here's how it works: You preregister for any size pumpkin(s) that you'd like to glaze. Sign up for a day and time on the sign up that will be emailed to you after registering. Once you arrive you pick your pumpkin out of my wheel thrown handmade ceramic pumpkin patch and glaze away. I will then put your pumpkin(s) into the kiln and fire it for about 45 minutes. During this time you are free to browse the studio gallery or just enjoy watching the firing process. I will then put your pumpkin into the reduction chamber where it does its thing with the fire and in a few minutes it will come out ready to be squelched in cold water, dried and sealed. Best part is that you then take it with you! I strongly encourage you to have fun and to experiment with the glazes. Who knows, pehaps you'll come up with the winning glaze combo of the day! The entire event is outdoors with a maximum of 8 painters per hour. Please plan to wear a mask when in buildings or near other customers. Please make note of a possible rain date. This is in the case of a downpour, minimal rain is not a problem... we have tents.
Spring Glaze-Your-Own Raku Lantern Firing
(Raku: a process in which work is removed from the kiln at bright red heat and subjected to post-firing reduction (or smoking) by being placed in containers of combustible materials, which blackens raw clay and causes crazing in the glazing process)
Spring 2021, Date TBD
Come out and be a part of a live raku firing! This event is open to the public for participation or just to observe. No experience necessary. Preregister below for a lantern of your choice then come to Althouse Pottery on Saturday April 25 or 26 to glaze your handmade lantern made by Carrie with a variety of glaze colors. When you're done sit back and watch the firing process (about 45 minutes long) from loading into the kiln, firing to temperature, and reducing into a metal trashcan of sawdust and paper. A few minutes later we will take it out and squelch it in water. You can then scrub any black soot off, dry it, seal it and take it home. Please allow approx. 2 hours or so for the total process. After you preorder a lantern I will send you an email with a link to sign up genius. Please look for this email and sign up ASAP as spots will fill up quickly. You MUST sign up an hour time slot for EACH LANTERN you purchase, for example, if you have a party of 4 then you need to sign your name up for 4 time slots.
It's a great learning experience for the whole family!
Lantern cut out options: Sail boat, Heart, Star, Flower, Bear, Dragonfly, Hummingbird, Turtle
Register here to preorder your lantern
$40 per lantern (total price includes tax)
Women's Fall Bead Making
Date: TBD
YES it's back! Bring a friend and come relax over some tea and clay beads. Learn from potter Carrie Althouse how to make 1 clay beaded bracelet. Choose from many different glaze colors to customize your bracelet. Have fun rolling, piercing, glazing and perhaps adding texture to a one of a kind gift for yourself or for someone you care about deeply enough to part with this precious creation. Then come back after they are all fired to string them with findings.
Register here to reserve your seat. Max of 25 students, $15 per person. Only Women ages 18 and up please.
Register here to reserve your seat. Max of 25 students, $15 per person. Only Women ages 18 and up please.