Clay's diversification in culture, technology, design, and functionality has overwhelmed me with excitement and ambition to explore many of the genres found in our field. The spirit one finds when working with clay has made me a survivor of a childhood of extensive and damaging abuse.
This internal fire drives me to make every day and every creation a positive advancement in self-exploration, coupled with boundless freedom in my relationship to clay.With a childlike sense of humor, I call myself a multi-personality potter, as over the last 30 years I have developed a level of expertise in several genres of ceramic art.
This internal fire drives me to make every day and every creation a positive advancement in self-exploration, coupled with boundless freedom in my relationship to clay.With a childlike sense of humor, I call myself a multi-personality potter, as over the last 30 years I have developed a level of expertise in several genres of ceramic art.
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New Classes
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If you have ever dreamed of working with clay or are eager to return to clay, this is a great opportunity to get dirty, creative and have a blast. Beginner forms like, tea bowls, cup, mugs, soup bowls and plates will be covered in detail in this beginner class. This is a terrific opportunity to study with a man of 30+ years of experience, 20+ years of wood firing.
Tim's Pots
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For thousands of years, ancient Asian ceramic artists and engineers have endeavored to design and build efficient wood-fired kilns which create distinctive surface designs uniquely identifiable with their kiln and the natural resources from their geographic region. The earliest wood-fired kilns were Tube Kilns or Anagama kilns.
Kilns
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At the Canton Clay Works, our unique Naborigama (designed by renowned kiln designer Will Ruggles) has been fired over 300 in the last 18 years, making it one of the most frequently fired wood kilns in the USA. For 48-50 hours the kilns numerous chambers are stoked with wood every 3-5 minutes. The pots in the first chamber are fired in a reduction atmosphere resulting in deep, rich color tone in the clay body, decorative slips, and glazes.
Firing Services
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CCW offers a Terrific Firing Opportunities for ceramic artists, not enrolled in our educational or SPA programs. Firing opportunities will include Bisque, Wood/Soda, Gas Glaze Reduction firing. Individuals participating in a wood firings are expected to fulfill required shifts and duties during the loading and firing.
Workshops
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Always wanted to try Raku firing but can't afford the cost or time of a full-blown weekend workshop? This Raku firing service might be the perfect fit for you. We will use several of Tim's renown Raku glazes. Tim has been firing and teaching Raku for the last 35 years and shows his work in galleries nationwide.
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