Pit Firing Workshop: May 5 2023

Pit Firing Workshop with Joe Robinson 

10 people max. Indoor/Outdoor. Beginners welcome with advanced material.

Friday, May 5 11:00am- Saturday May 6 4:00p. 

Join Joe Robinson for an instrucitonal pit firing at East Creek! You'll have the opportunity to prepare 2 cubic feet of your work to be fired in the East Creek Groundhog Pit Kiln. All you need is bisque fired pots for this fully supported workshop which includes all pit firing materials and protective gear.

After your arrival at East Creek, we'll have a brief introductory and instrucitonal period, followed by shared time to prepare your bisque fired work for the pit firing. You'll have access to a variety of forest vegitation, as well as a host of pit firing chemicals like copper carbonate, copper sulfate, cobalt carbonate, ferric sulfate, and more. 

We'll prep our pots and load them up in the pit before lighting the kiln and…