This was my second time at Michael Harbridge's workshop and once again it was absolutely fantastic. Michael runs Learn Fired Arts and I have a lot of his products. This workshop is an opportunity to learn different ways to use them as well as get together with other like minded clay people. We did a ton of projects over 2.5 days and ate some amazing food all cooked by Michael's wife Jeannine.


This first project was on provided bisque and we added a gloss glaze before adding a raku glaze.




I absolutely love how it came out.




This pumpkin and witch hat will eventually come together into one piece.




This is my very first birdhouse. It was a little soft at the time so it's being held up so it wouldn't sag. It eventually firmed up and looks great.




How cute is this mushroom! I can't wait to make more and put them in my garden.




This year we also got to do some glass work. Here is the before of my bowl.




Here is the after - it almost looks like a butterfly. I wish I could say tat it was planned, but its just a happy accident. We also learned how to stamp the outside of the bowl with multiple colors using Colors for Earth. I will definitely be using more stamps in the future.




This the before of a glass test. We uses liquid glass and painted it on.




Michael added a piece of top glass and fired it. Now it's either a small coaster or a paperweight, but it is cool looking.




This dragonfly was also a piece of bisque that we used non-fired techniques on. Michael helped me with the eyes, but they weren't nearly as hard as I thought they'd be.




I love how shimmery it is in the sun.




This little piggy is a planter. The project was a turtle, but I made a pig. There were also sheep and a cat. I want to make a whole menagerie for my garden.




I am really hoping the pig tail survives the trip because it's so cute.




This last piece is one that Michael made. He made a bunch and raku fired them and then we played lets make a deal as we opened the can. I definitely got the best one!