After dark · Koringberg, Swartland
After Dark Raku & Pit Fire
Evening Raku & Pit Fire Workshop Koringberg / Hosted by Leon Potgieter – Potterbakker
26 – 28 November 2027
Admit oneKoringberg
26 – 28
November 2027
- From
- Fri 14:00
- To
- Sun 12:30
- Price
- R4 500
3 daysFriday to Sunday
5firings
8places
3meals a day
1 hrfrom Cape Town
What goes into the fire
Five firings, one weekend.
Every material, glaze and combustible is provided. Open a firing to see what goes in, what comes out, and how to prepare your pots for it.
The programme
Friday afternoon to Sunday lunch.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are on the table all weekend. In the heat of summer we fire early in the morning and late into the night, and rest in between.
Watch the weekend unfold →After Dark Raku & Pit FireNovember 2027
Friday
- 14:00Welcome and safety briefing
- 15:00Preparing the weekend’s work
- 17:00Pit and saggar firing
- 18:30Dinner
Saturday
- 08:00Unpacking the pit, coffee and rusks
- 09:00Copper fuming
- 12:00Brunch
- 13:00Siesta through the heat
- 17:00Dinner
- 18:00Raku after dark, till every pot is fired
Sunday
- 09:00Mixing the obvara, coffee and rusks
- 10:00Obvara firing
- 12:30Lunch and farewell
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PLACES
PLACES
Before you leave home
Your packing list.
0of 12 packed
Your work
To wear
Leave at home
Glazes and chemicals: everything is provided.
Oversized or very heavy work.
Anything meant for food. Every technique here gives porous, decorative work.
Reserve your place
Your place at the fire.
R4 500 per person, with every firing, material and meal included. Hold your place with a R1 500 deposit (non-refundable), or spread it over three months.
- Five firings and all materials
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner, all weekend
- Everything you fire goes home with you
- No pots? A pot pack of 10 pieces is R500
From the fire
In their own words.
01 / 03
The Raku and pit fire three-day workshop offered an intense, focused introduction to unconventional, high-risk, high-reward techniques. The programme was exceptionally well organised and delivered. I highly recommend it.