All day I was at the Custer County High School in Miles City. This is the 2nd Fall that I have done an all day wheel throwing demonstration and Raku presentation. A recruitment of sorts. We seem to have no trouble filling our 12 and under art classes. But bringing in the High School participants can be like pulling teeth. In an attempt to amp it up, we started offering a 7-week Raku Fired Pottery Class. Half of the sessions will be hand building and half of the sessions will be wheel work. At the beginning of the classes I showed a slide show of the outdoor Raku kiln being fired and gave a history of the Americanized version of Raku Pottery. I also brought in a few sample pots and discussed the glazes and how certain effects were achieved. I moved over to the wheel and demonstrated throwing a pot. After four Art 1 classes I had to loosen it up a little (for me) and decided to throw a pot blindfolded. It was a great day. The students were all very attentive and seemed really interested in the clay. I probably visited with 100+ students. Hopefully that is enough to fill our after school Raku class.
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