CAC's General Meetings & Demonstrations
April 9 - Meeting & Election of Ceramic Arts Club Officers
- followed by Pit Fire Workshop #1 -
On Tuesday April 9, our General Meeting will be held in the Ceramic Studio, beginning at 1 pm. First there will be a brief business meeting, which includes the announcement of results of the election of officers of CAC for the fiscal year that starts in July 2024.
Following this will be the first session of our Pit Fire class. First there will be an overview of the entire Pit Fire process as it is done here in Rossmoor, illustrated with a slide show from previous years' pit fires. Then we will have a demonstration with detailed information on how to create ceramic pieces for Pit Fire and the preparation of greenware (i.e., pieces before they are bisque fired).
FYI, the second Pit Fire class will be held at the CAC's May 14 meeting. This session will focus on the preparation of ceramic pieces for pit firing after they have been bisque fired.
CAC's annual Pit Fire will be happening on Wednesday May 29, and the pit will be unloaded two days later, on Friday May 31.
NOTE: Attendance at both sessions of the Pit Fire Class (on April 9 and May 14) is mandatory for all CAC members who have not done pit firing with us before and want to participate in the 2024 Pit Fire. (It is also recommended, but not required, for anyone who has done it before, as a refresher to the process.)
The Pit Fire Class is free for all CAC members. Both sessions of the class will be led by Patty Taylor, Lucia Tsang and Anne Shulenberger.
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Upcoming Meeting Dates:
- all meetings are held in the Ceramic Studio and begin at 1 pm -
April 9, 2024 - includes a class on making pieces for Pit Fire*
May 14, 2024 - includes a class on preparing fired pieces for Pit Fire*
NOTE: the April & May Pit Fire prep classes* are free for all CAC members - see above
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Upcoming Meeting Dates:
- all meetings are held in the Ceramic Studio and begin at 1 pm -
April 9, 2024 - includes a class on making pieces for Pit Fire*
May 14, 2024 - includes a class on preparing fired pieces for Pit Fire*
NOTE: the April & May Pit Fire prep classes* are free for all CAC members - see above
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General Meetings are usually held on the second Tuesday of the month - except in December, when there is no meeting
The "business portion" of each meeting usually takes about 20 to 30 minutes.
Then demonstrations by local ceramic artists (either Rossmoor residents, or local artists from outside of Rossmoor) may be given - these demonstrations may run from one to two hours.
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