How comprehensive is the class.

. Begins with the kinds of clay to use as well as preparation such as kneading and wedging.
. Various ways of making hand built shapes with pinch pots, slabs and coils and how to put pieces together so they are secure.
. Applying textures and working with them.
. Making press molds.
. Finishes and decorating from resists or burnishing through glazing. An extensive section on glaze finishes that are commercial or self made. Some glaze recipes.
. Bisque and full firing plus smoking and finishing.
. Kiln burner type and fuels.
. Kiln design and how to do variations.
. How to handle pieces during and after firing.
. Examples of the processes.