Clay, Glaze, Firing

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Firing

We will fire to cone 5 (△5)

This will allow us to produce functional and food safe pottery.

While also allowing glazes and colors to be brighter and more consistent.

Any significantly ruined kiln furniture will be replaced by you. To avoid this

No glaze on the bottom of pots
- Wipe the bases
No glaze on the bottom 1/4” inch of the pot
Overly thick glazing will be put on an improperly glazed shelf until we can discuss it.
△10 eventually 🤞

Please be patient

This is not my full time job and I will not really be making money on this, all my time on this is donated. The money coming in will go into studio improvements. I would hope to establish a regular firing schedule as we get started, in the beginning we will fire the kilns when full.

Piece Retention Policy

For Members

Anything in your dedicated area is safe from removal.

Pieces elsewhere we can discuss if they become “a problem” 😅

Event Attendees

We will try to fire your pieces within 2 weeks after your event.

If we need to clear out space in the studio

Pieces will be discarded 60 days after any firing

Clay

Clay can be purchased from Miles of Clay or from Armadillo (just ensure you know what you are buying), it can be cone 5 or above.

We recommend clay that matches the firing, since cone 10 clay will not fully vitrify it should only be used for non-functional and sculptural work.