About the class

This 3 day workshop is an introduction to mid-range soda firing, with hands-on training int he rpocess of loading, firing, and maintaining SOnoma Ceramics crossdraft kiln named “julia”. This workshop includes instruction on glazing, wadding the ceramic pieces, loading the kiln, firing the kiln, and kiln maintenance.

Each participant gets 1 cubic foot of firing space. From time of registration until the workshop, participants receive full member access to Sonoma Ceramics facilities in order to make work for the workshop.
Clay must be purchased through Sonoma Ceramics.
There will be a designated bisque firing for the workshop before the soda kiln is fired.

**This workshop is a prerequisite requirement to be able to join our Soda Club; a community led group firing the soda kiln without specific instructional support.

After attending this course, and with approval from the Director of Ceramics, you may qualify to participate in our Soda Firing Club, a community led group trained in firing the soda kiln with support from our Studio Technician, but without the support of full time instructor.

Each participant gets 1 cubic foot of firing space.
(Tip; Make sure all your pots fit approximately into a milk crate which is 1 cubic foot of space).

This firing will be a reduction fired cone 6 with sprayed soda at the end.

You can view the full class syllabus for this workshop here.

About the instructor

Ddan Clauson

Instructor / Artist

Daniel is a Queer and Trans Artist focusing mostly in ceramics. Dan utilizes their past experiences of gender dysphoria, relationships, and ‘home’ to influence their work. Connecting contradicting ideas of love and pain, trauma and acceptance, intimacy and ambiguity. From the University of Washington, Daniel received a Bachelors in Art in the 3D4M department, as well as a minor in Art History. Daniel has attended both the University of Colorado (Boulder) and the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) as a Post Baccalaureate in ceramics. This past Fall, they were one of the 2022 artists in residences at Anderson Ranch Arts Center.