Glazing workshops
You want to learn to make glazes yourself and truly understand them. It sounds simple; you read a good glaze book or browse online. For some ceramists, that's enough to get started in the glaze lab, but many still suffer from “glaze threshold anxiety.” They are unsure where to start, afraid of failed results or damage to their work and kiln.
Step out of your comfort zone and attend a glaze workshop. You can learn to use, test, check, and develop glazes. I'd be happy to show you how it's done in one of my workshops. You're sure to find a course that suits you and is organized near you.
“Sofie is een zeer gedreven en boeiende lesgever. Haar kennis over alles wat met glazuur heeft te maken is onderbouwd met wetenschap en veel ervaring. De theorie wordt meteen getoetst aan de praktijk. De vorming is tot in de puntjes voorbereid. Naast een hoop kennis en tips ga je naar huis met een flinke portie zelfgekozen glazuur.”
– Carine Ogiers
“Ik volgde bij Sofie de workshop ‘Op stap met Seger en Stull’ en dat was echt een aanrader. Twee dagen intensief werken rond glazuren, met zowel theorie als praktijk, en een week later een fijne terugkomdag om de resultaten te bespreken. Sofie legt alles superduidelijk uit – en dat is nodig, want glazuur is pure chemie 😉. Ze maakt het heel overzichtelijk met oefeningen en praktische toepassingen, waardoor je echt mee bent. De resultaten van de tests waren verrassend mooi en inspirerend. Ik ga nu met een hele hoop materiaal en ideeën verder aan de slag. Echt een topcursus!”
– Katrien Lathouwers
Is a glaze workshop for me?
If the answer to several of these questions is yes, then taking a glaze workshop is definitely recommended!
- You are open to acquiring theoretical knowledge about glazes.
- You're eager to roll up your sleeves and get hands-on with practical exercises.
- You're icing now but have so many questions.
- A bit of math and a touch of chemistry won't scare you, provided you have good guidance.
- You are curious and can't wait to discover the progress made.
- You have mountains of baked biscuit work that you're afraid to start.
Discover our workshops
I am Sofie
As a former scientist and full-time ceramicist, I've been developing glazes since 2016. What started as a hobby in my small basement studio has grown into a passion that I've fully immersed myself in.
In 2024, I wrote the glaze book "Glashelder" about glaze, of which more than 2500 copies have now been sold.
I've been teaching glazing since 2019, and it's truly one of my favorite things to do. Sharing my passion in manageable knowledge and showing ceramicists that they too can learn to make glaze is what I love doing most.
Invite me!
I mostly give glaze workshops on location in Belgium, the Netherlands, and beyond. Do you have your own studio and are you interested in organizing a glaze workshop? Custom workshops are also certainly a possibility. Feel free to contact me for information and prices.
Which workshop should I take?
I offer various workshops with different themes and levels. I'll list them out so you can make an informed choice.
| Easy glazing | Out with Seager and Stull | Glaze consistency, specific gravity, and viscosity | Two-day glazing course for beginners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Need experience? | Beginners welcome | Theoretical basis necessary | Practical experience is useful | Beginners welcome |
| What do you learn? | Tips en tricks om beter, handiger en sneller te gieten en te dompelen | Diepgaande glazuurtheorie, glazuurchemie toepassen in een eigen project | How do I make glazes ready for use so they are convenient to use | Basis glazuurtheorie, gestructureerd testen en vooral veel stalen maken |
| Duration | Half day or evening | 2 consecutive days + 1 evening | 1 day | Twee niet-aaneensluitende dagen |
| Are we making steel? | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Will I get hands-on with it myself | Yes | Yes | Nee, wel praktische demo’s en bespreken problemen aan de hand van eigen werk | Yes |
| Do you need preparation? | Yes, baked biscuit dishes to take along | Yes, describe your own glaze project | No | No |
| Will I get anything to take home? | Own glazed work, after it has been fired | All homemade icing steels | Syringe, Epsom salt, dolapix, and viscometer | Eén kilogram zelfgemaakt glazuur |
| Price | € 65,00 incl. tax | € 350,00 incl. tax | € 140,00 incl. tax | From € 250,00 |
| Easy glazing | Out with Seager and Stull | Glaze consistency, specific gravity, and viscosity | Two-day glazing course for beginners | |
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