Onggi Masterclass with Kwak Kyung-Tae

In this intensive multi-day masterclass master Kwak Kyung-Tae aims to share and teach the traditional Korean Onggi making techniques in a concise format. Onggi is a method for making large pieces quickly and efficiently, born out of the folklife necessities of Korea – used for all sorts of functional purposes like culinary fermentation, food storage, and general containers for daily life.

Students will learn and study each step in this beautiful process from stretching the clay into coils (taryeom), making the base (ba-dak), coiling up the wall (taryeom-jil), to the paddling (surae-jil), shaping, rim making, etc. We will also discuss traditional glaze and firing methods for this type of ware.

This course welcomes those who desire to make larger work but may be intimidated by throwing large on the wheel. For those who have tried, or currently use, hand building in their work, but desire a fresh set of skills, a faster workflow or want to diversify their skillset, this course is for you.

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