Workshops Blog - Raku Mania

Matt Lustre & Saggar Workshop – 29th / 30th August 2026

2 September 2026

The weekend had arrived and we were all looking forward to John Scott’s visit from Northumberland. It was a one-day course focusing on Copper Matt Lustre and Saggar firing and…

Create & Fire -Day 2 (Firing) – 24th August 2026

25 August 2026

Day 2 of the Create & Fire workshop. The students’ creations had all been bisque fired and ready to be glazed and Raku fired. Due to the fact that each…

Raku Taster – 9th August 2026

23 August 2026

Another fabulous new group of students all arrived on time (well almost hey Maria & Alan 😊) and ready to start their Raku Experience. Today marked our furthest away students…

Raku Taster – 8th August 2026

9 August 2026

Today saw a new group of pottery virgins. 7 new students and only one had any pottery experience. The great thing about our Raku Taster experience, is that you don’t…

Create & Fire – Day 2 (Firing) – 27th July 2026

9 August 2026

This was day 2 of our Create & Fire workshop. The students has already spent a day with us a few months ago making various items using raku clay. These…

Raku Workshop – 12th July 2026

26 July 2026

It’s always a pleasure to have Jane from “The Pottery Project” to bring some of her class for a Raku Workshop. They all make things in Janes classes, have them…

Raku Taster – 11th July 2026

26 July 2026

Another sunny day in Wales and a new group of students wanting to learn about the Raku process. Today was the day for some fabulous naked raku results and lots…

Create & Fire – Day 1 (Making) – 7th July 2026

6 July 2026

6 lovely ladies joined us for day 1 of the “Create & Fire Workshop”. The making day started at 9.45am with a cuppa tea and a brief chat about the…

Raku Team Building Day – 3rd July 2026

6 July 2026

Today was out first work team building Raku day. K Sharp are leaders in the field of Human Factors and use strategic and applied human sciences research, and human-centred design…

Raku Taster – 28th June 2026

30 June 2026

6 new RakuMania students joined us for an exciting day. All chose to do three pots, so it worked our that we did a naked raku firing first, then horse…