Get Lit! WoodFire Intensive

with Ming Yuen-Schat

Let’s Get Lit!

We’re excited to announce Ming Yuen-Schat will be leading our first wood-firing this Memorial Day Weekend Saturday May 24 - Monday May 26.

Schedule

Friday May 23 - optional: come settle into the Wyldes of Walton, where our firing will take place. Drop off your pieces, maybe do some glazing, walk the 5 acres of trails (mucking boots recommended) and enjoy some time off grid in nature with others by the evening fire.

Saturday May 24 - 9am We’ll start glazing and loading the kiln, learn the art of the stack, brick up the door late afternoon, evening kiln warming and drying to prep for the following days firing.

Sunday May 25 - We’ll be starting early that morning with a slow warming of the kiln. Spend the day alternating between stoking opportunities, learning about the different stages of the firing process, and the tools we use to work with the kiln to control (hopefully) the firing cycle or take some time relaxing or enjoying the surrounding area. We anticipate around a 30-36 hr firing, so some lucky participants will get to helm the night shift firing at the kiln. Let us know if you want to be part of that.

Monday May 26 - We’ll continue the firing with the goal of wrapping it up late afternoon possibly into the early evening with one of Ming’s wild reduction coolings. This is not to be missed and may not happen again at the kiln without Ming.

Free Camping is available at the kiln site.