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🔥 Alternative Firing Workshops | Raku - Saggar - Barrel - Copper Wash - Naked Raku - Horsehair firing experiences with Alison & Abi 🎨
✨ Hands-on learning, expert guidance & relaxed atmosphere
🌿 Materials, glazes & delicious homemade lunches included

28/04/2026

For WPA members

20/02/2026

🔥 Fire It Up in Christow, Devon 🔥

Ready to play with fire?

Join us and in beautiful Christow, Devon for unforgettable hands-on firing workshops where flames, smoke, and metal create pure magic. Whether you’re curious, creative, or already deep into clay, these sessions are all about experimentation, atmosphere, and bold surface effects.

🔥 Raku
Fast, fiery, and dramatic. Pull glowing pieces from the kiln and watch crackles and metallics develop before your eyes.

🌫 Sagger
Organic and unpredictable. Natural materials create soft, smoky markings and beautifully subtle surfaces.

🔥 Barrel
Raw flame and combustibles combine for wild, expressive, one-of-a-kind results.

✨ Copper Matte
Rich metallic copper, bronzes, and oil-slick finishes with serious wow factor.

🐎 Horse Hair
Delicate carbon lines formed by individual strands on hot clay — every piece completely unique.

Small groups
Hands-on guidance
Stunning rural Devon setting
All experience levels welcome

Limited spaces available.

Book now — DM us or hit the link in bio to secure your place.

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09/10/2024

A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of photographing a raku and saggar workshop, run by the lovely and indefatigable and
In a hidden Devon valley, late summer sun, fire, smoke, clay, great company, home cooking, surrounded and encouraged by hands-on and generous creativity, it was a thoroughly fulfilling two days. Raku is a very exciting, dramatic, and somewhat unpredictable process, but with very lovely finishes. Clearly addictive.. Took far too many pictures, obviously (but I did get to work on a couple of pots, too). Highly recommend the workshop, by the way - the final slide is probably only half what everyone made, and the group is still messaging each other with further work and ideas!

16/09/2024

I had the best weekend. I smell like the towering inferno, I am exhausted, I learnt things I never wanted to. I need to sleep for a year. Same time next year… .patel.520

15/11/2023

2024 WORKSHOP DATES ANNOUNCED - book early to secure your space

20/10/2023

TWO last minute cancellations on our last workshop of the year - can anyone make it??? info link in bio …

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23/05/2023

SAGGAR, BARREL and RAKU workshops are almost full for this year, (one space left in October) we have had a couple of last minute cancellations and have space this weekend 27th May- please message if you’re interested!

08/02/2023

Spaces available for our first FIRING WORKSHOP Saturday MARCH 25th and Sunday 26th - Alison West www.alisonwestceramics.com and Abi Higgins www.abihiggins.co.uk have been running Saggar, Barrel and Raku Firing workshops since 2018. Our participants have come from the UK, Europe and as far as USA and Australia to participate in these alternative firing techniques. The workshops take place in Abi Higgins' beautiful rural studio and grounds in Christow, Devon, South West UK with good access to Exeter with an airport and train station. A range of local B&B's and other accommodation is close by.

The two day workshops are intended for all ceramicists with limited or no previous knowledge of alternative firing techniques and those who have experience but would like to learn more about different techniques. The two day workshop will cover types of clay body used for alternative firings, making techniques, raku glaze application and firing, burnishing and an introduction to two-step naked raku. We also include a horsehair/feather firing and you will make and fire a 'mummy' saggar as well as preparing pots for a saggar firing with plant decoration. We will load and fire a barrel kiln . Participants would need to bring suitable bisqued pieces - either sculptural or vessel forms but we will have prepared pots for sale at £7 each. Information on types of clay to use and bisque temperatures will be provided with booking confirmation. Our focus is on decorating for alternative firing techniques and introduction to firing and gaining confidence with raku and saggar kilns.

27/01/2023

New dates for 2023 Firing courses - https://mailchi.mp/bbdff4f3d895/dates-for-2023-firing-courses

05/01/2023

Happy New Year - peace, posterity and fabulous firings to you all 🔥🔥🔥🔥 😀book early to secure your place on our Saggar, Barrel and Raku firing workshops from - see website www.alisonwestceramics.com for 2023 dates, details and testimonials #

02/11/2022

We are delighted that Louise Gelson is returning to her very first craft fair! Louise creates hand stitched leather goods for humans and their dogs. Each item is made entirely by hand. Her products range from key fobs,coin purses, wallets, belts, dog collars and handbags.
Prices range from £25 -£325. Louise makes leather goods by hand, not a machine in sight! She works from her shepherds hut in her back garden, not a bad commute to work! Louise believes in creating her products by hand as they are made and designed to last a lifetime. She was first interested in leather from her love of horses and repairing their tack. From there she went on courses to learn the finer points of leatherwork and how to design and create her own goods. Come and meet Louise at Wonderworks..

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https://alison-and-abi-firing-workshops.cademy.io/, http://www.alisonwestceramics.com/, http://www.abighiggins.co.uk/

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