Glaze Intensive

Across the jam-packed 5 days, participants will be introduced to a range of techniques around mixing, formulating, and testing of glazes. Covered will be glaze application and kiln firings. Working with SSW’s bespoke in-house glazes while developing skills in glaze formation, you will learn how to achieve a range of finishes to suit your work, from high gloss to true matt glazes, volcanic and crater textures to shrink and crawl glazes.

Participants on this course are required to bring a range of bisque fired pieces to experiment with. Please bring self supporting/standing test tiles (for example T shaped tiles or small tumblers). Firing will be to Cone 6/1243 degrees celsius so make sure your clay is suitable for this temperature. A white stoneware is great for seeing how certain glazes react, but you are welcome to bring a range of clays to experiment with.

By the end of the course you will have a range of test tiles of glazes to take away for future reference and experimentation. During the 5 day course there will be multiple firings and participants are welcome to take along pots and sculptures to glaze. However these will be fired depending on what space is available in the kiln and priority given to test tiles.

Participants may also wish to bring along found ingredients of their own such as ash or clay to experiment with.

Alongside day time tuition you can also take time in the early evenings to:
- Share your own practices with the group
- Join a related thematic film night
- Share in relaxed readings and enjoy local walks as a group

Dates: Mon 2 – Fri 6 November 2026
Time: Teaching starts at 10am and finishes around 4pm. The optional evening programme will start from 5pm.
Cost: £665 (includes tuition, materials, consumables, firings, PPE, accommodation).
Level: Some knowledge or experience of using clay required.

Location: Aberdeenshire