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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
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Pit Firing is an ancient low-firing method used to turn clay pots into ceramic. Modern Pit Firings are often constructed to produce highly decorative surfaces. Pit Firing can produce a spectrum of colours imparted into the surface of the pots from the vapour of specific combustible materials and chemicals.As implied in the name, pit firing is essentially a big wood fire traditionally done in a large hole in the ground. Jack, our Firing Guru, has professionally worked in the ceramic industry since the mid-1980s and has taken part in and led many different group firings such as Wood Firings, Raku Firings, and of course, Pit Firings. He has even fired a clay house.On the firing day, you will arrive at Studio Nioka and be directed past the Anagama Kiln and Sculpture Garden, down to the meadow where you will meet Jack and discuss the placement of your pots in the pit. Everyone's pots will be loaded promptly into the pit, and it will be time to start the firing!The first hour or so of the firing will be action-packed with stoking and monitoring of the firing until the pit is shut down to smoulder. Then it will be time to pull out your picnic rugs, boil the kettle, and settle in.Anyone with creative energy to burn is welcome to get involved in making some 'Pit Protectors', more commonly known as 'Kiln Gods', to look after our pots while we relax. While the pots are simmering, it will also be a good opportunity to roam the garden for inspiration and check out Studio Nioka and the Anagama Kiln.After a good soak in the pit, our pots will be ready to unload. We will all get involved in digging up the treasures from our pit and discover the results of your efforts. There will be a debrief about results and an opportunity to clean and treat the surfaces of your pots with different varnish, wax, etc.With a full belly, new friends, a happy heart, and beautiful pots under your arms, it will be time to head home until the next firing at Studio Nioka.
You will need to have the means to make your pots ahead of the firing day.
What you'll get
Space in the pit firing for either 2 pots 20cm x 20cm or 8 pots 10cm x 10cmPre-prepared Pit and FiringA beautiful and unique decorative surface on your creationsA day out at Studio Nioka
What to bring
Pre-made, bisque fired and 'dressed' potsPicnic equipment and food
Jack has professionally worked in the ceramic industry since the mid 1990s. Wood firing became a passion in recent years. He focuses on three main ranges of work from sculptural pieces, functional table ware and his iconic vessels for plants.After a decade of working between his studio and within the studios of esteemed wood fire potters. Jack officially joined the woodfire community when he built his Anagama kiln at studio Nioka in Research VIC. Studio Nioka is situated on a hilltop 5 acre property with breathtaking views of the Kinglake ranges. The essence of this creative space is the passing on of knowledge, sharing ideas and connecting with likeminded people.
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1 to 30 guests
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