• Dates: June 11th - 20th, 2024

• Location: Tuscarora Pottery School, Independence Valley, Nevada

• Instructor: Jerry Hendershot

• Cost: $1,350

• Includes:

  • Private room accommodation

  • Meals provided (lunch and dinner)

  • Unlimited access to studios, tools, and amenities

• Workshop Features:

  • Detailed instruction in hand-building and throwing techniques specific to Raku

  • Creation and firing of a personal body of work using diverse glazing, prepping, and finishing methods

  • Experience with in-fire processes and post-firing practices

  • Construction and use of a portable trashcan kiln for the final day's firing

• Payment Options:

  • Deposit: $350 required to reserve a spot

  • Remaining balance of $1,000 due two weeks before the workshop begins on May 30th, 2024

In this workshop pottery wizard Jerry Hendershot will explore the process of making, firing and kiln building for Raku. We will explore hand-building and throwing techniques with the goal of Raku firing a body of work using different glazing, prepping, and finishing techniques.  We will explore in-fire processes as well as post-firing practice.  During the course of this class, we will build a portable trashcan kiln and fire it on our last day of class.

White stoneware will be available for students to purchase. Tuscarora Pottery School will supply all tools and glazes, however students are encouraged to bring along any additional tools or materials they would like to utilize during the workshop. Lunch and dinner will be provided for students, however breakfast will be your own responsibility.  Each student will be given their own room, while couples can stay in multi-bed rooms.

Jerry Hendershot offers a career’s worth of alternative firing knowledge, using texture and form to learn what these can tell us. Specializing in non-functional, wheel and slab formed sculptures in Raku, Soda, and Saggar firings, Hendershot’s work evokes the harsh beauty of the Great Basin. Please reach out via our contact page for more information.