Learn all about Raku Ceramic Firing at San Diego Craft Collective this season!

Learn about Raku Ceramic Firing with Instructor Steve Dilly at San Diego Craft Collective this season!

Ceramics | Raku Firing Workshop

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In this Raku firing workshop, you’ll explore a dramatic and hands-on ceramic technique with deep roots in 16th-century Japan. Originally developed for tea ceremony wares, Raku involves removing red-hot pottery from the kiln and placing it into combustible materials like sawdust, straw, or newspaper. The sudden change in temperature and intense smoke create striking, often unpredictable effects. No two pieces ever come out alike, making each firing a truly unique experience.

This workshop is led by artist Steve Dilley, founder of The Veterans Art Project. VETART is a community-based arts organization serving Veterans, Active Duty service members, spouses, dependents, caregivers, and the broader community through process-driven Deep Arts Engagement (D.A.E.©) and art therapy.

In this workshop, students may bring up to 3 pieces of bisqued pottery (midfire or high fire clay only). Please keep pieces under 12 inches tall and 6 inches wide. Upon purchase, please leave us a note on what you expect to bring with you and approximate dimensions so we can plan accordingly. If you don’t have pottery ready to fire but would like to take this class, we will have pieces of bisque pottery available for purchase.

Safety: For this workshop, students must wear closed toed shoes (no sandals) and full length pants. Please be sure to not where any flammable clothing (avoid synthetic fibers). If you have long hair, please tie it back.

Requirement: Each student must bring their own pottery in order to participate in the firing schedule. If purchasing bisque pottery at class, please bring cash or be prepared to pay with credit card. No lowfire clay.

Included: Glazes and firing of pottery. Included for a fee: Bisque pottery to Raku fire.

• Military, first responders and sibling discounts: Email us for more information.
• If this offering is full, join the Interest List to be notified.
• If you would like to be notified of future offerings, join the Interest List to be notified when new dates or spaces are available.

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Ceramics | Raku Firing Workshop
Select a date from the drop-down menu.

Requirement: Each student must bring their own pottery in order to participate in the firing schedule. No lowfire clay.
Included: Firing of pottery.

San Diego Craft Collective, 2590 Truxtun Rd., Studio 106, SD 92106 • 619.273.3235 • make@sandiegocraft.org

This offering is held outdoors and produces a lot of smoke, so we suggest:
• Dress in layers, bring a jacket, hat, apply sunscreen (if needed).
• Wear closed-toe shoes.
• If you’re sensitive to smoke, bring a mask to wear.
• Bring an apron or wear comfortable clothes that can get messy.

*Wearing clothes made of synthetic fibers is not recommended as they melt easily and can be flammable. We recommend wearing cotton, wool, linen, or another natural fiber.

DIRECTIONS: Located in Liberty Station’s Arts District, you can find our studio at the end of the hallway on the 1st floor of the Dorothea Laub Music & Arts Center (Bldg 176) at the corner of Roosevelt & Truxtun, next to The Lot movie theater. There is plenty of free parking. Parking Lot Q is behind our studio — enter via the driveway off Dewey. Across the street in the Vons parking lot, it is also free. If you can’t find us, call or text 619.273.3235.

REFUNDS: No refunds for tardiness or no-shows. For a refund (minus a 5% processing fee), you must cancel 7 days before the start of the class. After 7 days, we cannot offer refunds, as materials and supplies have already been purchased.

TRANSFERS: You may transfer your enrollment spot to someone else, but transfers must happen before the workshop begins. Please email us to let us know who’s coming.

INTEREST LIST: If a class is full or you would like to be notified of future offerings, join our Interest List to be notified when new dates or spaces are available.