Raku Firing & Pottery Throwdown
Saturday, April 12, 9:00 am-3:00 pm
Join us for this double-header event! Learn the ancient art of raku firing with our own modern twist and/or compete in wheel-throwing challenges to win prizes and bragging rights.
Pottery from Clay by the Bay Ceramics Guild will be for sale. Refreshments will be available.
Tickets can be purchased at the door (check or cash preferred) or online in advance.
Annual Raku Firing
Join in the fun and take your piece home with you the same day! This part of the event will be held in The Bay School Backyard. A variety of options are available for you to participate in the event:
- Choose a pot, glaze it with our raku glazes, and watch it be fired to 1800°F in less than an hour! ($30)
- If you are a potter, you can bring your own pot or small sculptural piece to glaze and fire. Raku clay or any clay with grog will work for this process. ($15)
- Kids or adults who don't want to do raku, can paint a pot with acrylic paint—no firing needed. ($10)
Pottery Throwdown
This part of the event is new this year and will be held in the studio!
Sign up to compete in wheel-throwing challenges. The judge will decide the challenges and judging criteria. Competition will be bracket-style, with winners of each round advancing to the next. Plan to stay all day to take part in this new adventure. There will be prizes for winners at each level. ($10 to compete)
Experience the excitement of a raku firing and join in the fun of throwing pots or cheering on your favorite potter—What a great way to spend a Saturday! See ya there!