Raku & Alternative Firing Sept 26 or 27

Class Description

Raku and Alternative Firing with Dee Dee Mangum Choose a single day or come for the weekend Saturday September 26 10am - 4pm: Naked Raku, Saggar and Fuming with Ferrick Chloride Sunday September 27 10am - 4pm: Copper, Fuming with stanous chloride and horse hair/terra sigalatta and micas A full day of alternative firing with artist Dee Dee Mangum will include all the favorites! *Bring up to 8 pots but avoid extra tall or extra wide - no taller than 6 inches and no wider than 6 inches *Bring a dish to share for lunch - studio will have snacks, coffee and water. *Event is entirely outside and is HANDS ON - wear suitable clothing. Dee Dee Mangum is a master ceramic artist and educator based in Montgomery, Texas. She serves as potter-in-residence for the Sam Houston Memorial Museum and Republic of Texas Presidential Library, where her pottery is displayed and used throughout the museum’s exhibits, historic homes, kitchen, and gift shop. Her work explores the connection between art and function, pairing classic ceramic forms with distinctive surface designs and firing methods. Drawing inspiration from the Southern alkaline-glazed stoneware tradition and influential Edgefield potters, Dee incorporates historic patterns, natural elements, and traditional motifs into her work. Her pieces range from functional and period-inspired pottery to ritual objects, funerary vessels, and works created for worship and meditation. Dee earned a Bachelor of Applied Science and teaching certification in Industrial Technology from Sam Houston State University. She also apprentices under Randy Brodnax, concentrating on alternative gas-fired kiln design, Raku firing, and glazing methods. Dee teaches ceramics classes and workshops at Third Coast Clay Houston and Jump Into Art Studios.