ASH △ FIRE
Join us for Ash △ Fire, a five-day workshop exploring ash glazes and high-temperature wood firing in an Anagama kiln. Taking place around the Autumn Equinox, the workshop combines hands-on learning about ash glazes and glazes from local geology and the unique experience of tending a wood kiln over several days.
The workshop is offered in two participation options: you can join the complete experience from glazing to loading to firing or participate only in the kiln loading and firing.
OPTION 1 – FULL WORKSHOP: Ash Glazes and Wood Firing
Dates: 19–23 September 2026 (arrival is possible already on 18 September in the evening)
Price: 790€
The full workshop begins with an in-depth exploration of glazing ceramics for wood firing, with a special focus on plant ash glazes. Together we will discuss the characteristics of ash glazes, learn how to prepare them, mix glazes on site and apply them to our work. We will then load our pieces in the Anagama kiln and fire them for about 40 hours.
Participants will be asked to bring their own bisque-fired stoneware pieces suitable for high-temperature firing (1300°C). Each participant will have space equivalent to two kiln shelves measuring 40 × 40 cm each.
Day 1 – Glazing
Introduction to ash glazes, discussion of materials and recipes, preparing glazes and glazing ceramics.
Day 2 – Glazing and Loading
On the second day we will continue glazing and begin with loading the kiln.
Day 3 – Loading and Starting the Fire
We will complete loading of the kiln and gather in the evening to start the fire in a short ceremony, celebrating the firing and the Autumn Equinox.
Day 4 – Firing
Wood firing continues throughout the day and night in shared firing shifts.
Day 5 – Firing and Closing the Kiln
We will complete the firing in the morning and close the kiln.
The kiln will then cool for several days before being opened on 27 September, when participants are invited to return for the kiln opening and to discover the finished pieces.
OPTION 2 – Kiln Loading and Firing
Dates: 20 – 23 September 2026
Price: 350€
This shorter version of the workshop is dedicated entirely to the experience of loading and firing the wood kiln.
Participants arrive on 20 September to help load the kiln before joining the complete firing process through to the morning of 23 September (as described under Option 1).
For this option, participants may bring their own bisque-fired stoneware pieces suitable for firing at 1300°C. Pieces may either be glazed at home using participants’ own glazes or fired unglazed. Please note that no glazing will take place on site during this version of the workshop. Each participant will have space equivalent to two kiln shelves measuring 40 × 40 cm each.
The workshop is suitable for both beginners and experienced potters.
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD
Accommodation is not included in the workshop fee.
Shared accommodation is available for an additional fee upon request in a nearby house, approximately 10 minutes drive from the kiln site, at 35€ per night.
A simple vegetarian lunch is included each workshop day from 19–22 September. Other meals can be prepared in the shared accommodation, where participants have access to a kitchen.
When
19th – 23rd September 2026, all day
Where
Črešnjice – Novo mesto, Slovenia
Price
790€ or 350€ / person
Registration is confirmed with the payment of the first half of the workshop fee. Second half of the workshop fee is settled upon arrival to the first meeting.
In case of cancellation we keep 20% of the workshop fee that has already been paid.
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PEPEL △ OGENJ
Pridružite se nam na delavnici Pepel △ Ogenj, petdnevnemu raziskovanju pepelnih glazur in visokotemperaturnega žganja na drva v Anagama peči. Delavnica bo potekala v času jesenskega enakonočja ter združuje praktično spoznavanje pepelnih glazur in glazur iz lokalnih geoloških materialov z edinstveno izkušnjo večdnevnega žganja peči na drva.
Na voljo sta dve možnosti udeležbe: lahko se pridružite celotni delavnici, ki vključuje pripravo glazur, glaziranje, nalaganje peči in žganje ali pa sodelujete le pri nalaganju peči in žganju.
MOŽNOST 1 – CELOTNA DELAVNICA: Pepelne glazure in žganje na drva
Termin: 19. – 23. september 2026 (prihod je mogoč že 18. septembra zvečer)
Cena: 790€
Celotna delavnica se začne s poglobljenim spoznavanjem glaziranja keramike za žganje v peči na drva, s posebnim poudarkom na pepelnih glazurah. Skupaj bomo raziskali njihove lastnosti, spoznali postopke priprave, na licu mesta pripravili glazure ter z njimi glazirali svoje keramične izdelke. Nato bomo dela naložili v Anagama peč in jih približno 40 ur žgali na drva.
Udeleženci naj na delavnico prinesejo svoje biskvitno žgane izdelke iz kamenine, primerne za žganje pri temperaturi 1300 °C. Vsak udeleženec bo imel v peči na voljo prostor v velikosti dveh polic dimenzij 40 × 40 cm.
Prvi dan – Glaziranje
Uvod v pepelne glazure, predstavitev materialov in receptur, priprava glazur ter glaziranje keramičnih izdelkov.
Drugi dan – Glaziranje in nalaganje
Drugi dan bomo nadaljevali z glaziranjem in začeli nalagati izdelke v peč.
Tretji dan – Nalaganje in prižig ognja
Dokončali bomo nalaganje peči, zvečer pa bomo z obredom prižiga ognja začeli z žganjem in skupaj obeležili jesensko enakonočje.
Četrti dan – Žganje
Žganje bo potekalo neprekinjeno podnevi in ponoči, udeleženci pa bodo pri žganju sodelovali v izmenah.
Peti dan – Zaključek žganja
V dopoldanskem času bomo zaključili z žganjem in zaprli peč.
Peč se bo nato več dni ohlajala. Ponovno jo bomo odprli 27. septembra, ko so vsi udeleženci vabljeni, da se vrnejo na odprtje peči in si ogledajo končne rezultate žganja.
Možnost 2: Nalaganje peči in žganje
Termin: 20. – 23. september 2026
Cena: 350€
Ta krajša različica delavnice je namenjena izključno izkušnji nalaganja peči in žganja keramike v peči na drva.
Udeleženci prispejo 20. septembra, ko bomo skupaj naložili peč, nato pa sodelujejo pri celotnem procesu žganja do 23. septembra zjutraj (kot je opisano pri možnosti 1).
Tudi pri tej možnosti naj udeleženci prinesejo svoje biskvitno žgane izdelke iz kamenine, primerne za žganje na 1300 °C. Izdelki so lahko doma že glazirani z lastnimi glazurami ali pa ostanejo neglazirani. Glaziranje na lokaciji pri tej različici delavnice ne bo potekalo. Vsak udeleženec bo imel v peči na voljo prostor v velikosti dveh polic dimenzij 40 × 40 cm.
Delavnica je primerna tako za začetnike kot za izkušene keramičarje.
NASTANITEV IN PREHRANA
Nastanitev ni vključena v ceno delavnice.
Na voljo je skupna nastanitev z doplačilom v hiši, ki je od lokacije peči oddaljena približno 10 minut vožnje. Cena nastanitve znaša 35€ na noč.
V ceno delavnice je vključen preprosto vegetarijansko kosilo vsak dan delavnice, torej od 19. do 22. septembra. Ostale obroke si lahko udeleženci pripravijo sami v nastanitvi, kjer je na voljo skupna kuhinja.
Datum
19. – 23. september 2026, cel dan
Lokacija
Črešnjice – Novo mesto, Slovenia
Cena
790€ ali 350€ / osebo
Registracija je potrjena s plačilom prve polovice zneska. Druga polovica zneska se poravna ob prihodu na prvo srečanje.
V primeru odpovedi zadržimo 20% plačila, ki je že bilo izvedeno.
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