Students will create and fire their own Raku clay pieces. The first week there will be a slide lecture on Raku pottery and then learn to make a tea bowl, flower vase and sweet dish. The following Saturday we will meet at Gomen Kudasai Restaurant in New Paltz where we will glaze our work, fire it in a Raku kiln and then take part in a Japanese Tea Ceremony performed by Hatsuko Ohtsuka. Bill Shillalies received his MFA from Hunter College and teaches at Nassau Community College in Garden City, NY. He has worked in clay for over 25 years and shows his work nationally.