Glazed and Confused: Raw Materials and Ceramics Chemistry

Glazed and Confused: Raw Materials and Ceramics Chemistry

TD-Class | Registration opens Monday, November 9, 2026 10:00 AM EDT

600 St. Andrews Blvd Winter Park, FL 32792 United States
4B
All
1/17/2027-3/7/2027
10:30 AM-12:30 PM EDT on Sun
$295.00
Member Discount Available
01/18/2027

Glazed and Confused: Raw Materials and Ceramics Chemistry

TD-Class | Registration opens Monday, November 9, 2026 10:00 AM EDT

Explore commonly used raw materials in ceramics and their purpose. From making test tiles for throwers and hand builders to learning how to formulate clay bodies, slips, engobes, underglazes, and glazes, you will leave this class with a better understanding of the chemistry behind the material.

  • Purchase clay at first class by cash, check, or Venmo - $25 (checks payable to Crealdé School of Art; Venmo code is in Ceramics studio).

Minguez, Jesus
Jesus Minguez

Raised in the Philippines, Jesus Minguez is now an Orlando-based professional painter and potter, and an expert wheel thrower. He has worked as a painter and freelance illustrator for more than 12 years and has worked with clay for nearly 20 years. Minguez received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Central Florida with a specialization in ceramics. He has taught students of different levels in the Central Florida community, providing private lessons and also as a high school teacher for Orange County Public Schools. Minguez is inspired by his early childhood memories of traditional folk art owned by his grandparents, and by the works of notable Japanese Shigaraki and Bizen potters.

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