Answers to your most pressing questions
How long does the class run?
There is no time limit to this workshop. You will have access to it for as long as we are around.
What experience level is this class for?
Our classes are designed for makers of all levels. We've had professionals with 50 years of experience and we've had folks take our classes after having one studio class at their local community college. Everyone comes out truly understanding glazes.
Are you going to talk about...
Let me stop you there. We are going to talk about EVERYTHING about cone 6.
Temperatures? Yes? Glaze Flaws? You bet your buttons. Atmosphere? You better believe it. Materials? No way around it. At the end of this course you will have a through understanding of ALL aspects of clays. For a full list of topics, see here.
Why should I take this class? I've got books.
Books are great, but books are a supplement and a reference in education. The reason why school is still lecture classes, is because audio/visual learning is still the most powerful educational tool.
When I first started studying materials I got a book, and I read every word...and I understood about 1% of it. The experience of listening and looking helps us to truly UNDERSTAND a subject.
Science? Are you going to make me learn chemistry?
Yes! Ceramics are chemical reactions, and to understand them, we have to understand chemistry.
Have no fear, part of how we teach is to craft information to make it relevant and understandable for you.
But I'm an artist. Science doesn't apply to us. We use materials differently.
Science always applies. Yes, artists have a special approach to how we think about and use materials. We have to be considerate of what it going on in our materials. Ceramics is a scientific process, even if the result is art.
The ceramics community is wonderful, but is also filled with rumors and speculation about how things work. That information is often wrong or misleading, that can lead to work not surviving the making process. We use the best information and research to teach you how your materials REALLY work. All of our teachings are backed up by research and data, no rumors or speculation.
How does this "Online Class" thing work?
The Middle Glazes is a comprehensive, 54 part study into Mid-Temperature glazes. They are all on demand lectures, with no time limit. Watch them as many times as you want.
You can watch a sample of a lecture below.
There is no time limit to this workshop. You will have access to it for as long as we are around.
What experience level is this class for?
Our classes are designed for makers of all levels. We've had professionals with 50 years of experience and we've had folks take our classes after having one studio class at their local community college. Everyone comes out truly understanding glazes.
Are you going to talk about...
Let me stop you there. We are going to talk about EVERYTHING about cone 6.
Temperatures? Yes? Glaze Flaws? You bet your buttons. Atmosphere? You better believe it. Materials? No way around it. At the end of this course you will have a through understanding of ALL aspects of clays. For a full list of topics, see here.
Why should I take this class? I've got books.
Books are great, but books are a supplement and a reference in education. The reason why school is still lecture classes, is because audio/visual learning is still the most powerful educational tool.
When I first started studying materials I got a book, and I read every word...and I understood about 1% of it. The experience of listening and looking helps us to truly UNDERSTAND a subject.
Science? Are you going to make me learn chemistry?
Yes! Ceramics are chemical reactions, and to understand them, we have to understand chemistry.
Have no fear, part of how we teach is to craft information to make it relevant and understandable for you.
But I'm an artist. Science doesn't apply to us. We use materials differently.
Science always applies. Yes, artists have a special approach to how we think about and use materials. We have to be considerate of what it going on in our materials. Ceramics is a scientific process, even if the result is art.
The ceramics community is wonderful, but is also filled with rumors and speculation about how things work. That information is often wrong or misleading, that can lead to work not surviving the making process. We use the best information and research to teach you how your materials REALLY work. All of our teachings are backed up by research and data, no rumors or speculation.
How does this "Online Class" thing work?
The Middle Glazes is a comprehensive, 54 part study into Mid-Temperature glazes. They are all on demand lectures, with no time limit. Watch them as many times as you want.
You can watch a sample of a lecture below.
How long do I have to watch a lecture?
Once you purchase the workshop you can watch them as much or as fast as you want.
What if I missed something in the lecture?
Rewind and watch it again. You can watch it as often as you need!
What devices can I watch the lectures on?
Any device you want. All that is required is good internet connection.
I live in Country X, can I participate?
We've taught people on every continent except Antarctica (Still no kilns down there, last we heard). The great thing about glaze chemistry is that it is universal. You may have different materials, than we do, but it makes no difference to how chemistry works.
Is the class just lectures?
Yes, this is 54 parts of online on-demand lectures on just Cone 6.
Do you talk about different cone 6 clay bodies in this class?
There is some discussion of clays in the class, but this is a cone 6 glaze-centric class. We have a more in depth class exclusively on clays.
Can I take this course for academic credit?
No, this version of the class is not for academic credit.
Once you purchase the workshop you can watch them as much or as fast as you want.
What if I missed something in the lecture?
Rewind and watch it again. You can watch it as often as you need!
What devices can I watch the lectures on?
Any device you want. All that is required is good internet connection.
I live in Country X, can I participate?
We've taught people on every continent except Antarctica (Still no kilns down there, last we heard). The great thing about glaze chemistry is that it is universal. You may have different materials, than we do, but it makes no difference to how chemistry works.
Is the class just lectures?
Yes, this is 54 parts of online on-demand lectures on just Cone 6.
Do you talk about different cone 6 clay bodies in this class?
There is some discussion of clays in the class, but this is a cone 6 glaze-centric class. We have a more in depth class exclusively on clays.
Can I take this course for academic credit?
No, this version of the class is not for academic credit.