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Introduction to Glaze Chemistry w/ Maggie Connolly
Mondays starting February 22 concluding March 29 | 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM | 6 Sessions

Go beyond store bought glazes! In this class we will learn the foundational concepts necessary to making and developing glazes from how to read glaze recipes to the interplay of glaze, clay, temperature and time. This class will focus on material understanding and material testing with students troubleshooting how to prevent common glaze problems like cracking or crazing.

Maggie Connolly is an artist/potter originally from Dubuque, Iowa, but is now based in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was the 2019-2020 Artist in Residence at Arrowmont for functional ceramics. She is the first American to earn a MFA in Ceramic Design from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China; and the second American to earn a Ph. D in studio ceramics from Tokyo University of the Fine Arts in Tokyo, Japan. She has published extensively about her travels for Ceramics Monthly. Her observations of Asian Ceramic Culture provide the foundation of her ceramic practice and she is interested to how to create a more intentional and purposeful American ceramic culture. Member Rate: $200 | Non-Member Rate: $210 | Materials Fee: Use your own clay, equipment, glazes, dry materials: $0 | Use the AACC's clay, equipment, glazes, dry materials: $30 (includes $25lbs of clay, glazes and firings). Registration deadline: February 15 | Space is limited to ensure proper social distancing. Face coverings are required.

Appalachian Arts Craft Center: 2716 Andersonville Highway, Clinton, TN. Hours: M-Sa 10-6, Su 1-5. Information: 865-494-9854, www.appalachianarts.net