Raku Firing Workshop 2026

Dates:

Sunday 19 July 2026

Location:

Blacktown Arts and Crafts

Showground Road, Blacktown

Class sizes:

10 people maximum for each workshop session

Experience level:

Beginner to advanced. All skill levels are welcome

Cost:

$250 per person

This includes:

All glazes are supplied - white crackle, lustre and metallic

Consumables for the firing process

Tea, coffee, biscuits and nibbles

Time:

8:30am - approx. 4pm

Students need to bring:

Up to 8 pots no bigger than 30cm x 25cm in size, made from raku clay and bisque fired prior to the workshop.

Lunch and water

Fully covered shoes and sleeved shirts - cotton or wool, no synthetics

Hat, sunscreen, sunglasses

Optional - face mask if irritated by smoke

A box to take your raku fired pots home in

What you'll learn:

Guided by experienced raku firing teachers, Rhianna and Kerrie, you will learn to glaze your ceramic pieces (all glazes are supplied), which will then be rapidly fired in an hour to approx. 1000 degrees. They are then removed from the kiln, glowing hot and placed into newspaper filled bins to create a reduction atmosphere promoting stunning colours, crackle and metallic lustre effects. You will learn to work as a big team to help fire everyone's work as there are a number of firings on the day. So much joy is had seeing everyone's works emerge out of the bins as the fiery reduction atmosphere makes each ceramic pot or sculpture wonderfully unique.

This exciting and fun experience will see you taking home your completed works on the day.

What you'll take home:

New raku fired ceramics, made by you!

Instant gratification and understanding of a new ceramic firing technique

Please note: Cancellation due to extreme hot or inclement weather:

As the workshop deals with fire, safety of students and the community is paramount. This workshop can be cancelled due to inclement weather, total fire bans, or extreme heat temperatures. Notice of cancellations will be dependent on weather conditions at the time and may be given as late as the morning of the workshop. You will be notified by phone as soon as possible and the workshop will be rescheduled for a later date. This workshop is conducted in winter months where risk is low however, weather conditions can change.

For further questions about the workshop please email Rhianna - hello@blakeclay.com

Only 10 places remaining!