Clay Curious: Community Talks

Topic > Soda Firing:
Experiments in Flame & Form

🗓 August 15th
🕖 7:00–8:00pm

📍 Rain City Clay – Secure your attendance by registering here.
Attendance is FREE. Limited to 35 people. Please only register if you are sure you can attend.

Curious about soda firing? Come learn about this dynamic atmospheric process with Deb Schwartzkopf! In this free 45-minute talk, Deb will share how soda interacts with clay and glaze to create stunning surface effects. Rat City Studios has been offering Cone 6 Soda-Firings for over two years and continues to build a robust community of curious makers. You’ll get an overview of the kiln setup, glaze considerations, and local clay options that work best for this firing method.

We will have multiple examples of ceramics that has been fired in the RCS Kiln named Corona.

Whether you’re thinking of trying it for the first time or just want to understand how fire and soda can transform your work—this talk is for you.

Come get inspired, ask questions, and connect with your ceramic community.

If you want to join our online platform Clay Q&A we have a space all about Soda Firing. Request to join here. Everyone who participates in the Soda Firing uses this platform to learn about our process, glazes, and important details for getting the most out of the event.