Tired of paying an arm and a leg for commercial glazes? Gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to start mixing your own with our full-day Making Glazes 101 workshop.

Taught by local ceramic artist, Lyndall Bensley, this full-day workshop will run from 9am to 2pm, and will be broken down into a morning and an afternoon session.

During the morning session, we will walk you through:

◦ the basics of glaze chemistry

◦ the basics of glaze application

◦ how to read a glaze recipe

◦ how to mix a glaze recipe, including what you need to get started

◦ how to make test tiles

◦ safety practices

After the morning session, we will take a short break for morning tea (coffee, tea and pastries provided). Lunch is available for purchase from our cafe, or you are welcome to bring your own. 

After the break, we'll dive into the practical portion of the workshop, including mixing and testing glaze recipes. Working in groups of three, we will walk you through how to:

◦ read and mix a basic glaze recipe

◦ perform a basic glaze test on two different clay bodies

◦ how to layer glazes

 

What do I need to bring?

◦ Notebook & pen

◦ Please wear comfortable clothes & close toe shoes, have short nails and remove all valuable jewelry

 

After the workshop, your test tiles will be fired to cone six in our electric kiln. You will be able to come and collect them roughly ten days after the workshop. 

All classes are subject to availability and may be cancelled at any time, under the discretion of the operator.

DAYLIGHT SAVING

Please keep in mind that from October 4th 2020 to April 4th 2021, we will be operating on daylight saving time. Ensure you are aware of time differences as we will not be able to reschedule your booking if you are late.

CANCELLATION

We have a strict seven-day cancellation policy.

If less than seven days’ notice is given, we will be unable to offer a refund, however, we are able to offer you a credit.

Please note, cancellations within 48 hours of your class will receive no refund or credit. We are a small studio, with very small, intimate classes, and it is unlikely that with less than 48 hours notice we will be able to fill your seat.

You are more than welcome to send a friend in your place. Just shoot us an email and let us know.

If more than seven days’ notice is given, you are entitled to a full refund.

RESCHEDULING

If more than seven day’s notice is given, you are more than welcome to reschedule your class. Please contact hello@stonestudio.com.au to request the rescheduling of your class.

MISSED CLASSES

If a class is missed, no make-up session can be offered. Please set a reminder and double-check class dates and times prior to booking.

MINIMUMS

We require a minimum of three bookings in order to run a class. If we do not meet this minimum, we may cancel the course at any time and offer you a full refund or a credit to attend a class of the same value in the future.

LIABILITY

Stone Studio and its employees are not liable or responsible for any accidental injury to students or any loss or damage to personal possessions.

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEOGRAPHY

Stone Studio reserves the right to take photographs and video footage during classes that may include students and to use these photographs and video footage for the purpose of advertising our classes in all media in perpetuity and without payment to students.

INFORMING OTHER PARTICIPANTS OF TERMS & CONDITIONS

It is the responsibility of the person booking the class to inform other participating students of our terms and conditions.

FINISHED WORK

All care is taken to ensure student’s piece are well made, however, due to the inherent of the this medium, Stone Studio cannot be held responsible for any undesirable outcomes, including cracking, breakage, misfires or something not turning out how you had hoped.

AGREEMENT

By completing the purchase, you are confirming that you have read, understood and agree to our terms and conditions.

STORAGE

We have a strict ONE MONTH storage policy. This includes thrown work waiting to be trimmed, bisqued work waiting to be glazed, as well as finished work waiting to be collected.
If pieces are not collected within this time frame, they will either be discarded or donated.
It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the storage policy. If you cannot collect your finished work within this time frame, let us know and we are happy to make alternative arrangements.