July 11- 14th and 17th, Harrison Levenstein and Andrew Sartorius : Double the Fun Double the Fire:
” The tangibly direct interaction between oneself, the pots, and the kiln's vaporous atmosphere satisfies my desire for intimate relationship and alchemical collaboration..” - Harrison Levenstein.
Harrison Levenstein was our first visiting artist here at The Oki Doki Studio and now he is joining forces with our program director Andrew Sartorius to bring you our only double firing workshop at The Oki Doki Studio. Both instructors regularly fire wood kilns and soda kilns, and are combining their collective experiences to guide participants through a reduction cooled firing of our train kiln immediately followed by a reduction cooled firing of our soda kiln. This five day firing workshop consists of a very immersive day of loading strategies while both kilns are loaded, two days of firing the train kiln as a team, and then immediately after one day of firing the soda kiln. Both kilns will be unloaded two days later. Participants will have the opportunity to compare surfaces between both firings for the final day of the workshop learning from both experiences towards a deeper understanding of atmospheric surface potential.
Participants will bring Each participant is allotted 2- 2.5 cubic feet or 25-30 pieces of bisque fired cone 10 work to be split and loaded equally in the train kiln and soda kiln. We also encourage students to bring a few extra “stuffer” pieces that are approximately 3x2x2. These are not priority pieces, but are easy to use to fill gaps in the kiln, and can be added if there is extra space. Every load is different and the kilns will be loaded and shared equally between all participants. After registration participants will receive an email with a list of cone 10 clays and any extra information on the workshop.
10 PARTICIPANT MAXIMUM
Workshop Schedule:
Day-1: Students arrived at Oki Doki Studio at 9:30 a.m. Harrison and Andrew will give an artist talk and presentation on train kilns and soda firing. The group will spend the day discussing glazing and loading strategies as they load the kilns together, and set a stoking schedule for the remaining three days of the firing. (This will be quite a long day of loading).
Day-2 and 3: Students work together during their agreed upon shifts to fire the train kiln. Learning about a variety of different stoking patterns, how to control the kiln, manage the coal bed, and how to reduction cool the kiln.
Day: 4 Student’s return to The Oki Doki Studio at 12 noon to learn about soda firing, and to work together to fire our gas reduction soda kiln. Participants will introduce soda into the kiln together, and work reduction cool the kiln.
two days of cooling
Day-5: 10 a.m. students return to The Oki Doki Studio to open and unload both kilns, and have a group critique to digest the outcome of the firings. The group will clean up the kiln, and also talk about strategies for cleaning and finishing the fired work.
” The tangibly direct interaction between oneself, the pots, and the kiln's vaporous atmosphere satisfies my desire for intimate relationship and alchemical collaboration..” - Harrison Levenstein.
Harrison Levenstein was our first visiting artist here at The Oki Doki Studio and now he is joining forces with our program director Andrew Sartorius to bring you our only double firing workshop at The Oki Doki Studio. Both instructors regularly fire wood kilns and soda kilns, and are combining their collective experiences to guide participants through a reduction cooled firing of our train kiln immediately followed by a reduction cooled firing of our soda kiln. This five day firing workshop consists of a very immersive day of loading strategies while both kilns are loaded, two days of firing the train kiln as a team, and then immediately after one day of firing the soda kiln. Both kilns will be unloaded two days later. Participants will have the opportunity to compare surfaces between both firings for the final day of the workshop learning from both experiences towards a deeper understanding of atmospheric surface potential.
Participants will bring Each participant is allotted 2- 2.5 cubic feet or 25-30 pieces of bisque fired cone 10 work to be split and loaded equally in the train kiln and soda kiln. We also encourage students to bring a few extra “stuffer” pieces that are approximately 3x2x2. These are not priority pieces, but are easy to use to fill gaps in the kiln, and can be added if there is extra space. Every load is different and the kilns will be loaded and shared equally between all participants. After registration participants will receive an email with a list of cone 10 clays and any extra information on the workshop.
10 PARTICIPANT MAXIMUM
Workshop Schedule:
Day-1: Students arrived at Oki Doki Studio at 9:30 a.m. Harrison and Andrew will give an artist talk and presentation on train kilns and soda firing. The group will spend the day discussing glazing and loading strategies as they load the kilns together, and set a stoking schedule for the remaining three days of the firing. (This will be quite a long day of loading).
Day-2 and 3: Students work together during their agreed upon shifts to fire the train kiln. Learning about a variety of different stoking patterns, how to control the kiln, manage the coal bed, and how to reduction cool the kiln.
Day: 4 Student’s return to The Oki Doki Studio at 12 noon to learn about soda firing, and to work together to fire our gas reduction soda kiln. Participants will introduce soda into the kiln together, and work reduction cool the kiln.
two days of cooling
Day-5: 10 a.m. students return to The Oki Doki Studio to open and unload both kilns, and have a group critique to digest the outcome of the firings. The group will clean up the kiln, and also talk about strategies for cleaning and finishing the fired work.
” The tangibly direct interaction between oneself, the pots, and the kiln's vaporous atmosphere satisfies my desire for intimate relationship and alchemical collaboration..” - Harrison Levenstein.
Harrison Levenstein was our first visiting artist here at The Oki Doki Studio and now he is joining forces with our program director Andrew Sartorius to bring you our only double firing workshop at The Oki Doki Studio. Both instructors regularly fire wood kilns and soda kilns, and are combining their collective experiences to guide participants through a reduction cooled firing of our train kiln immediately followed by a reduction cooled firing of our soda kiln. This five day firing workshop consists of a very immersive day of loading strategies while both kilns are loaded, two days of firing the train kiln as a team, and then immediately after one day of firing the soda kiln. Both kilns will be unloaded two days later. Participants will have the opportunity to compare surfaces between both firings for the final day of the workshop learning from both experiences towards a deeper understanding of atmospheric surface potential.
Participants will bring Each participant is allotted 2- 2.5 cubic feet or 25-30 pieces of bisque fired cone 10 work to be split and loaded equally in the train kiln and soda kiln. We also encourage students to bring a few extra “stuffer” pieces that are approximately 3x2x2. These are not priority pieces, but are easy to use to fill gaps in the kiln, and can be added if there is extra space. Every load is different and the kilns will be loaded and shared equally between all participants. After registration participants will receive an email with a list of cone 10 clays and any extra information on the workshop.
10 PARTICIPANT MAXIMUM
Workshop Schedule:
Day-1: Students arrived at Oki Doki Studio at 9:30 a.m. Harrison and Andrew will give an artist talk and presentation on train kilns and soda firing. The group will spend the day discussing glazing and loading strategies as they load the kilns together, and set a stoking schedule for the remaining three days of the firing. (This will be quite a long day of loading).
Day-2 and 3: Students work together during their agreed upon shifts to fire the train kiln. Learning about a variety of different stoking patterns, how to control the kiln, manage the coal bed, and how to reduction cool the kiln.
Day: 4 Student’s return to The Oki Doki Studio at 12 noon to learn about soda firing, and to work together to fire our gas reduction soda kiln. Participants will introduce soda into the kiln together, and work reduction cool the kiln.
two days of cooling
Day-5: 10 a.m. students return to The Oki Doki Studio to open and unload both kilns, and have a group critique to digest the outcome of the firings. The group will clean up the kiln, and also talk about strategies for cleaning and finishing the fired work.
Before purchasing your workshop reservation please review our cancellation policy:
When making your plans, please consider your participation means the studio and instructors are purchasing supplies months before the workshop. You are making a commitment to the instructor, and reserving a spot that someone else could potentially take.
Cancellations (minus the $75 cancellation fee) can be made up to six weeks before the workshop.
While we understand that emergencies happen, any cancellation made after the six week cancellation period is nonrefundable. If the cancellation is due to an emergency contact us by phone first, (845) 332-6585, and follow up with a voice mail and email if you cannot reach us. You will be given a credit for a similarly priced workshop at a later that calendar year. Makeup workshop credits do not carry over to the next year.