Exploring Coyote Glaze Combinations

Coyote Glaze Seminar

Layering Glazes

with Alex Butt

Friday, December 5th, 2025,  9:30 AM to 3:00 PM

Sunday, December 7th, 2025,  9:30 AM to 2:00 PM

Visual Arts Center, 210 Maud Street, Punta Gorda, Florida

Glaze Expert Alex Butt from Coyote Clay and Color (based in New Mexico) will be sharing his insights during this 2-day glazing seminar.  As he imparts his knowledge about some of their most beautiful and successful glaze combinations, Alex will be demonstrating brush-on glaze techniques using Coyote's various glaze lines.

The workshop will provide an in-depth knowledge of working with Coyote's various glaze lines including; Texas Two-Step, Shinos, Archie Series, Crystalline (slow cool Constellation Glazes), Fantasy Glazes, Enduro-Color & Vibro-Color Glazes, Satin Glazes and Coyote Underglazes

Participants will be glazing their pots using these glazes, then SWFLPG will have them fired. On Sunday, we unload the kiln to see everyone’s results.  Alex will then provide insight into the results that are revealed. 

Participants should come prepared with 5 to 6 small bisque pieces (mug size or smaller) in a cone 5/6 clay body and some glaze brushes.

Some glazes will look better over texture and others are more successful on smooth surfaces. You can bring a mix or bring whatever you prefer and Alex will guide you to the best glazes to work with. 

If you are interested in the Archie Series, some clay bodies do not work well with this series.  You can find a list of those clay bodies here: 

 https://coyoteclay.com/Instructions.html#fit

Alex will be providing all of the Coyote Glazes that participants will be using during the workshop.

Location

Workshop will take place at the Visual Arts Center, 210 Maude Street Punta Gorda, FL 33950. The Visual Arts Center is less than four miles from the Punta Gorda airport, serviced by Allegiant Airlines. Participants can also fly into SWFL Intn'l Airport in Fort Myers, which is less than an hour drive to Punta Gorda.

Room Share – For those interested in a room share, please contact Chris Colle (Chris.SWFLPottersGuild@gmail.com) and she will match you up with another participant.

Schedule

Friday, December 05, 2025

Continental Breakfast.......................................................9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Demonstration..................................................................10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Lunch................................................................................12:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Hands-On Instruction........................................................1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 07, 2025

Continental Breakfast........................................................9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Analyzing Glaze Results

with a break for Lunch......................................................10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

- Included each day:

        Continental Breakfast

        Beverages (soda, water, coffee, tea)

        Breaktime Snacks

You may bring your own lunch or order locally and we will arrange for pick-up.  We will have menus available to choose from.

Saturday, December 6, 2025 - Saturday is a free day allowing us to fire the kilns including a controlled slow cool.  The Guild will be providing participants with a list of "Things To Do in Punta Gorda" and/or a Special Event as we get closer to the Workshop.

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Alex Butt, the Manager of Clay & Color at Coyote, is a glaze developer at Coyote Clay who formulated many of the exciting Coyote glazes we all love to use.

To see the beautiful results from the various glaze lines by Coyote, you can click on their site link below and click through to each glaze line:

https://coyoteclay.com/Cone6byFamily.html

You can also see many Coyote glaze colors and combinations on their Instagram page:

https://www.instagram.com/coyoteclayandcolor?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MXdyY21ybXUzYW45bw==

Cost

The cost of this Friday and Sunday workshop is $125.00 for Guild members and $150.00 for non-members. (You can become a member on this website.)  Enrollment is limited to 25 participants.

*** Early Bird Special ***

Receive 10% off of posted prices if you register and pay for workshop by August 31 2025.  Use Code: CG10

Workshop Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received at least three weeks before the workshop date will receive a full refund minus a $25 processing fee.

Cancellations received less than three weeks before the workshop date receive a 50% refund, unless we can fill your seat. If we can fill your seat, you will still receive a full refund minus a $25 processing fee.

There are no refunds for cancellations received less than 72 hours before the workshop.

Please note: You may transfer your ticket to another person at no cost! Please let us know who the new ticket holder will be.

All cancellation and/or transfer requests must be made via email:  Chris.SWFLPottersGuild@gmail.com