Raku & Alternative Firing Workshop with Dee Dee Magnum
Schedule
Sat Mar 22 2025 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Jump Into Art Studios | Mckinney, TX
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A full day of alternative firing with artist Dee Dee MagnumSaturdays 10am - 4pm or until the last pot is fired.
Bring up to 8 items to fire (best is fired to cone 08). Pots for sale if you don't have enough. Processes include: crackle, fuming, copper, obvarra and naked (1 step) raku. Wear long pants and bring long sleeved shirts. Closed toe shoes are best.
Dee Dee Mangum is a ceramics artist and educator living in Montgomery Texas.
Dee is the potter-in-residence for Sam Houston Memorial Museum and Republic of Texas Presidential Library with work on display and in use in the museum's exhibits, historic homes, kitchen, and gift shop.
Her works focus on how art and functionalism intersect. Dee utilizes classic forms in conjunction with surface design and firing techniques reminiscent of the southern alkaline-glazed stoneware tradition influenced by Edgefield Pottery names as Landrum, Chandler, Rhodes, Dave Drake, Miles, and C.A. Haun. Her work blends functional forms with historic decorative patterns and motifs combined with elements of nature ranging from period utilitarian ware to ritualistic objects, funerary vessels, and for worship and meditation.
Dee holds a Bachelors of Applied Science and teaching certification in Industrial Technology from Sam Houston State University.
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Where is it happening?
Jump Into Art Studios, 404 N Church Street,McKinney, Texas, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
