Day 1:

• History of Terra sigillata
• Function
• Demo 2 Methods of making it
• Test for Specific gravity
• Adding color to sig
• Application of sig
• Learn methods of burnishing sig
• Bisque fire

Students should bring small greenware pieces hand built or thrown, the size of a small cup or bowl. Must be bone dry. Moppy brushes, thin plastic either from grocery bags or dry cleaner's plastic.

Day 2: 

• Glaze interior of bisque. Let glaze dry
• Make oxide washes
• Apply oxide washes to sig surfaces, remove excess. Piece can now be glaze fired.
• Demo: slip trailing, carving, stamping
• Setting up a grid for decorating surfaces.

For this demo students should bring leather-hard pieces - they can be of any size or shape, thrown or hand built.  Bring in trailing tools, stamps, carving tools, and textures.

2 day workshops are $100 for members and $150 for non members.