Cone 6 Soda Firing Workshop – Claymakers – Doug Dotson Pottery

Cone 6 Soda Firing Workshop

Claymakers January/February 2025

Contact Information

Doug Dotson

(919) 444-9678 (call or text)

DougDotsonPottery@gmail.com

305 Mockernut Rd, Pittsboro, NC 27312

Slips – Cone 6

Glazes – Cone 6

Underglazes – Cone 6

Class Schedule

January 6, 6:30-9:30pm. Claymakers
January 20, 6:30-9:30pm. Claymakers
February 3, 6:30-9:30pm. Claymakers
February 15, Load the kiln. Start at 9am, break for potluck then finish loading. Doug Dotson Pottery
February 16 , Fire the kiln. Starts early, spray soda at about 12noon, finish at about 3:30pm. Doug Dotson Pottery
February 22, Unload. Doug Dotson Pottery

Class Details

Each student is allotted kiln space the size of about 25 mugs. Students are welcome to make larger and smaller pieces in most any shape. Taller pieces of 7-10 are welcome. Large platters are not so welcome. Really small pieces pretty much always get in. Extra pots are encouraged – I promise to work hard to get them in!

January 6
Introductions
Process Overview
Clay that works well
What pots work well
Surfaces for soda atmosphere
Wheel/Attachment Demo
Slip Demo
Student work time
January 20
Wheel/Attachment Demo
Glaze demo
Student work time
February 3
Wheel/Attachment Demo
Student Requested Topics
Moving bisqued pots
Student work time
February 15
Load the kiln starting at 9am.
Potluck! Bring food to share if you like.
This will probably take about 6 hours.
February 16
Fire the kiln.
Students can arrive at about noon.
Students are welcome to come for as much or as little of the firing as they like.
Soda spraying will probably be in the early afternoon and students can participate
June 1st
Unload the kiln starting at 9am
What clay bodies worked well?
What slips and glazes worked well?
Demo: Finishing pots after the firing
Document successes and failures

Slips for Cone 6 Soda

Helmer Kaolin Slip

Helmer Kaolin %70
Neph Sy 30%
Bentonite 2%

Tile 6 Slip

Tile 6 Clay 70%
EPK 15%
Flint 5%
Neph Sy 10%
Bentonite 2%

Avery Kaolin Slip

Avery Kaolin Slip is similar to Helmer Kaolin slip – it is made with Avery Kaolin instead of Helmer Kaolin.

Avery Kaolin %70
Neph Sy 30%
Bentonite 2%

RedArt Terra Sigillatta

RedArt

White Terra Sigillatta

Recipe

EPK Slip

EPK clay 70%
Neph Sy 30%
Bentonite 2%

Linda’s Titanium Slip

Recipe

Fish Sauce Slip

Recipe

Gail Nichols Blue Slip

Recipe

Oestrich White Slip

Recipe

Glazes for Cone 6 Soda

Amber Celedon

Recipe

Chun

Recipe

Cornflower

Recipe

Falls Creek Shino

Recipe

Hamada Rust

Recipe

Jade Green

Recipe

Licorice

Recipe

MC Clear

Recipe

Nutmeg

Recipe

Panama Red

Recipe

Petes Weathered Bronze

Recipe

Randy’s Red

Recipe

Rusty Gloss

Recipe

Scott’s Celedon

Recipe

Tenmoku

Recipe

Toasty Matte

Recipe

White

Recipe

Woo Yellow

Recipe

Baily’s Blue Green

Recipe

Blue Grey Chun

Recipe

Can’t Read My Writing

Recipe

Cream

Recipe

Floating Blue

Recipe

Grumpy Green

Recipe

Panama Red

Recipe

Pinel Blue

Recipe

Shaner’s Red

Recipe

Speckled Toad

Recipe

Titanium Yellow

Recipe

Underglazes for Cone 6 Soda

Underglazes at Claymakers