A photographer turned ceramic artist, Aarti Manik started her journey in clay with Hanif Galwani,a traditional potter in Dharavi, Mumbai. In 2014 she joined the 7 month course taught by Sarah Camille Wilson at Golden Bridge Pottery (GBP), a studio established by Deborah Smith and Ray Meeker in Pondicherry in 1971. In 2016, she spent 6 months as an apprentice to Penny Simpson, a slipware potter in Devon (UK). Since her return to India, she has been teaching and working at Golden Bridge Pottery.
“ I make pots for food, and sometimes simply to invite stillness. I like when a piece wants to be held—a cup for tea, a vase for flowers, part of one’s daily ritual. If it stirs something quiet, and holds beauty, that is enough.” — Aarti Manik
This 9 day firing workshop will focus on loading and firing techniques to accentuate the decorative potential of the firing process emphasizing a variety of surfaces from beautiful clay flashing, to drippy ash, and even ember crusted firebox pots that are sure to hold beauty.
This Each participant should bring 4-4.5 cubic feet of cone 10 bisque fired works. We also encourage students to bring a few extra “stuffer” pieces that are approximately 3x2x2. These are not priority pieces, but are easy to use to fill gaps in the kiln, and can be added if there is extra space. After registration participants will receive an email with a list of cone 10 clays and any extra information on the workshop.
10 Participant maximum
Workshop Schedule:
Day- 1, 2, and 3: Participants arrived at Oki Doki Studio at 10 a.m. Aarti will give a brief artist talk and discuss the goals of each day of loading and the journey the group is about the embark upon. The group will spend theses days discussing glazing and loading strategies as they load the kiln together, and set a stoking schedule for the remaining four days of the firing as a group. Participants will have access to the full glazing repertoire at The Oki Doki Studio.
Days 4-8 : Participants work together during their agreed upon shifts to fire the anagama. Learning about a variety of different stoking patterns, how to control the kiln, manage the coal bed, and learn from the process of wood firing. This is a 24 hour firing schedule for about 100 hours of firing time. Participants are expected to work as a cooperative community striving for a shared experience of learning.
The kiln cools for 6 days after the firing. Participants return to the studio for opening day.
Day-9: 10 a.m. Participants return to The Oki Doki Studio to open and unload the kiln, and have a group critique to digest the outcome of the firing. The group will clean up the kiln, and also talk about strategies for cleaning and finishing the fired work.
Learn more about Aarti by following her on instagram @aartimanik.
A photographer turned ceramic artist, Aarti Manik started her journey in clay with Hanif Galwani,a traditional potter in Dharavi, Mumbai. In 2014 she joined the 7 month course taught by Sarah Camille Wilson at Golden Bridge Pottery (GBP), a studio established by Deborah Smith and Ray Meeker in Pondicherry in 1971. In 2016, she spent 6 months as an apprentice to Penny Simpson, a slipware potter in Devon (UK). Since her return to India, she has been teaching and working at Golden Bridge Pottery.
“ I make pots for food, and sometimes simply to invite stillness. I like when a piece wants to be held—a cup for tea, a vase for flowers, part of one’s daily ritual. If it stirs something quiet, and holds beauty, that is enough.” — Aarti Manik
This 9 day firing workshop will focus on loading and firing techniques to accentuate the decorative potential of the firing process emphasizing a variety of surfaces from beautiful clay flashing, to drippy ash, and even ember crusted firebox pots that are sure to hold beauty.
This Each participant should bring 4-4.5 cubic feet of cone 10 bisque fired works. We also encourage students to bring a few extra “stuffer” pieces that are approximately 3x2x2. These are not priority pieces, but are easy to use to fill gaps in the kiln, and can be added if there is extra space. After registration participants will receive an email with a list of cone 10 clays and any extra information on the workshop.
10 Participant maximum
Workshop Schedule:
Day- 1, 2, and 3: Participants arrived at Oki Doki Studio at 10 a.m. Aarti will give a brief artist talk and discuss the goals of each day of loading and the journey the group is about the embark upon. The group will spend theses days discussing glazing and loading strategies as they load the kiln together, and set a stoking schedule for the remaining four days of the firing as a group. Participants will have access to the full glazing repertoire at The Oki Doki Studio.
Days 4-8 : Participants work together during their agreed upon shifts to fire the anagama. Learning about a variety of different stoking patterns, how to control the kiln, manage the coal bed, and learn from the process of wood firing. This is a 24 hour firing schedule for about 100 hours of firing time. Participants are expected to work as a cooperative community striving for a shared experience of learning.
The kiln cools for 6 days after the firing. Participants return to the studio for opening day.
Day-9: 10 a.m. Participants return to The Oki Doki Studio to open and unload the kiln, and have a group critique to digest the outcome of the firing. The group will clean up the kiln, and also talk about strategies for cleaning and finishing the fired work.
Learn more about Aarti by following her on instagram @aartimanik.
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