Making Lively Pots, Working Soft on the Wheel

Name: Making Lively Pots, Working Soft on the Wheel
Start: 2025-11-03T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-07T16:00:00-05:00
Location: 323 Franklin Rd, Highlands, NC, United States, North Carolina 28741

Schedule

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025 at 09:00 am to Fri, 07 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

323 Franklin Rd, Highlands, NC, United States, North Carolina 28741 | Highlands, NC

Join us for a hands-on exploration of soda firing using The Bascom’s soda kiln. Participants will decorate and glaze bisque ware, create new pots, and learn to load and fire the kiln. The workshop covers slip and glaze application, kiln prep, and the dramatic effects of soda firing. While the kiln heats and cools, we’ll focus on throwing and altering forms—squaring, fluting, faceting—and discuss techniques that enhance surface response to the soda atmosphere. Prior wheel-throwing experience is required. Expect lively discussion on aesthetics, technique, and the expressive potential of atmospheric firing.

Dormitory-Style Lodging
As part of our commitment to supporting access to the arts, we are pleased to share information about a Dormitory-Style Lodging opportunity offered by our community partner, the Highlands Biological Station for registrants of select workshops. Please visit our Lodging Information page or see your registration confirmation email for more information.