2315 Raku Workshop

2315 Raku Workshop

Workshop - Ceramics | FULL

750 Marguerite Dr Winston-Salem, NC 27106 United States
Kiln Pavilion
All Levels
2/15/2025-2/22/2025
10:00 AM-3:00 PM EST on Sat
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$130.00
$117.00

2315 Raku Workshop

Workshop - Ceramics | FULL

Enjoy the fun of raku firing with its lively colors, crackled glazes, metallic finishes and rich black clay surfaces. Experience the immediate gratification of pulling your red hot pieces out of the kiln and seeing the finished glaze results in 50 minutes. Experiment with numerous glazing options. (Ages 18+)

This raku workshop focus on various surface decoration and post-reduction techniques. Students will meet on Saturday, February 15, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm, at Sawtooth to learn masking decoration technique and glaze bisquewares. The raku firing is scheduled on Saturday, February 22nd from 10:00am to 3:00pm.

  • Adult Registrations Only (18+)
  • Firing space is limited. You may bring 5 bisque fired pieces no taller than 10" and no wider than 6"
  • Workshop is held at North Carolina Museum of Art - Winston-Salem (NCMA-WS) 750 Marguerite Dr, Winston-Salem, NC 27106
  • Glazes and firing included in class fee.
Liu, Po Wen
Po Wen Liu

Po Wen is the Director of Ceramics at Sawtooth. He studied ceramic engineering in Taiwan and received his BFA degree in ceramics and ceramics sculpture from the Rochester Institute of Technology, and MFA degree in ceramics from Northern Illinois University.

Po Wen is the manuscript consultant for 2002 Newbery Medal awarded book, A Single Shard, by Linda Sue Park, regarding making celadon. A Place of Reflection, by Dr. Elizabeth Perril, an article about Po Wen and his works was featured in Ceramics Monthly.

Po Wen served as the director of The Pottery Workshop Jingdezhen, and executive director of Jingdezhen International Studio from 2015 to 2018 where he oversaw international residency program and facilitated international ceramics events, serving the international ceramics community in China and abroad.

Po Wen has also taught ceramic courses and workshops nationally and internationally including University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Sawtooth School for the Visual Art, Leksands folkhögskola, Leksand, Sweden and the School of Design and Arts, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.