On Saturday, April 20th, we had our dip pot class at the fire station instead of outside due to cold weather. (Thank you CCFD IV!!) It was a wonderful class. We had 16 people come to learn how to glaze planter pots using a dip method. It also was exciting that we had 5 sets of parents with their adult kids (and a couple of grandparent/grandchildren in the group, too)! These fun classes are a great reason for family and friends to get together!

Tim started by having a demonstration showing how to pour a ceramic mold, unmold it, clean it, wax the bottoms of the plates and planters, and then he gave us the steps on how to dip the planters to produce beautiful colors. The process involved dipping the pots 4 times, waiting in between to get the glaze just dry enough that the next coat would stick to it. Certain steps were challenging! Trying to dip a big planter into a bucket of glaze took concentration and coordination – especially since you had to try not to hit the sides or bottom! Dipping the plates was messy, but removing the excess glaze was easy thanks to the wax that we applied. We also learned that it was better to get thin coats of glaze on the planters instead of thick coats. Overall, we learned a lot and had a great time.

Thank you, Tim, for another super class! We had a lot of fun! You’re a great teacher!