Marci Selsor is one of the ultimate gurus on alternative firing techniques. Pretty much all I’ve learned about terra sig, feather raku and saggar firing, I’ve learned from her…although it be vicariously through youtube videos and online articles. So when the opportunity to learn from her IN PERSON!!!! Came up I jumped at it! I felt so lucky to be able to attend the two-day workshop with Marcia Selsor in San Antonio at Roadrunner Ceramics.

We got to experiment and play with four different alternative firing methods! Obvara, Using Soluble Salts, Saggars with combustibles and soluble salts, and Bucherro in tins. She also demonstrated throwing a crackled surface pieces (which looks great in Obvara) using sodium silicate.

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Finished vessel throw by Marcia Selsor using sodium silicate to achieve a crackled surface.
KIlns used for saggar Firing- both gas.
Marcia Should speaking to group.
Alternative firing class at Roadrunner Ceramics.
Prepar The Saggars.
Pots fired tins with soluble salts.
Kiln packed with tons for Bucherro Firing.
Bucherro Firing results.
My pot that came out of a combustible Firing saggar.
My vessel that resulted from the Obvara firing.

There’s nothing like getting to see a great potter in action!

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Marcia Selsor throwing a vessel.