Fire & Flux: Wood & Soda Firing with Mayco Stoneware Glazes
$275.00
Join Clay King and Mayco Colors for a hands-on, two-day immersive workshop showcasing Mayco’s stoneware glazes in a cone 10 atmospheric wood/soda firing. The event features hands-on glazing, kiln loading, a firing experience, carving and glaze application demos, and a valuable session on social media for potters.
Hosts: Clay-King & Mayco Colors
Date: July 25th – 26th, 2025
Skill Level: All levels (minimum age for students is 16 years)
Location: Clay-King facility & Studio
Special Guest Artist: Hope Limyansky
Deadline to sign up is three days prior to event.
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Class Details
Hosts: Clay-King & Mayco Colors
Date: July 25th – 26th, 2025
Skill Level: All levels (minimum age for students is 16 years)
Location: Clay-King facility & Studio
Special Guest Artist: Hope Limyansky
Schedule
Friday, July 25
- 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Meet & Greet with Mayco Representative: Todd Hickerson
- 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Mayco Stoneware Glaze Presentation + Atmospheric Application Demos
- 12:00 – 1:00 pm: Break for lunch
- 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Glazing Session (participants glaze their work)
- 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Kiln Loading
- 5:00 PM onward: Kiln Candling / Preheat Overnight
Note: Participants need to bring 10 bisqued pieces 6″x6″ or smaller. Greenware may be dropped off
at least a week prior for bisque firing. Larger work may be brought- but we will load the kiln to prioritize maximum participant pieces, and larger work may be left out.
Saturday, July 26
- 9:00 AM: Open to guests – kiln stoking and gas firing begins
- 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Carving Demo + Artist Talk with Hope Limyansky
Break for Lunch - 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Glaze Application Techniques with Todd Hickerson of Mayco Colors
- 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Social Media for Potters Workshop with Hope Limyanksy
- 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Break for dinner
- 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (approx.): Soda Application and Kiln Shut Down
Post-Firing Plan
- Cool Down: Kiln cools over Sunday and Monday
- Unload & Pickup: Tuesday Unload (TBD based on kiln temp)
- Photo Documentation Station: All pieces will be photographed on site before released for pickup
- Pickup Day Options: Friday/Saturday following the event
- Need Your Work Shipped? +$35-$50 shipping cost and liability waiver signed required.
Studio Policies
Class Cancellation:
- Cancel more than 5 days before start date of the first class – Full Refund
- Cancel within 5 days of the first class – Tuition Credit for 100% of class fee.
- Cancel after first class – Tuition Credit for 50% of class fee
- Cancel after second class – Not Refundable
- Missed classes are not refundable and cannot be made up on a later date.
Workshop Cancellation:
- Cancel more than 3 days before workshop – Full Refund
- Cancel within 3 days – Tuition Credit