Intro to Slip-Casting with Joel Kurtz

Dates: September 20th & 21st, 27th & 28th | 4 days

Time: On the 20th and 27th (Saturdays) 2:00pm - 5:00pm,

On the 21st and 28th (Sundays) 10:00am - 1:00pm

Price: $250 which includes materials and firing/bucket glaze

What is slip casting?

Casting with ceramic slip is just like making a chocolate Easter bunny. Pour liquid chocolate into a bunny mold, wait a few minutes, pour the excess liquid out and voila! A hollow Easter bunny. The principle of slip-casting is the same but done with ceramic slip poured into a plaster mold.

In this four-day workshop you will learn how to:

• Make a two or three-part plaster mold from your own chosen object.

• Once you have your mold complete, we will then cast ceramic slip into the mold to create an exact replica of your chosen object. 

• At a later date, when your casted piece is dry, CAC will bisque fire and *glaze 

  (*you will have the option of choosing from our available bucket glazes OR for an additional fee you can decorate yourself with underglazes during a regular Monday/Wednesday ceramics evening. You can add this option later.)

• Please allow up to 2-3 weeks for your casted piece(s) to be ready for pick up.

Requirements: Please bring one or two small symmetrical vessels or forms to the first class. These could be a favorite mug, bowl or vase, rubber ducky, or other rubber or plastic toy. Please do not bring your replica of the Statue of Liberty.