Studio Services
- Kiln Firing -
I have a 7 cu ft Bailey electric kiln. I typically fire to cone 5, sometimes cone 6, depending on the clay body. If you’d like to use the whole kiln, we can fire to any temperature you need. You must be able to provide specs for your clay and glazes.
I can show you and we can discuss the character of my in-house glazes. I don’t yet have an extensive test tile set for every combination and definitely not on every clay body. I’d recommend a set of test tiles of your own if you use a clay I don’t have or if using glazes I have not fired before.
Your pieces will be handled and fired with the same care and attention given to my own pieces, and typically in the same firings as my own. However, I am not responsible for issues or damage to works fired here. I maintain clean and washed kiln shelves to protect pot feet.
Shelf damage due to glaze drips is $5 per offending piece, and the use of cookies (thin slabs of bisqueware) is encouraged while familiarizing yourself with the glazes. If clay or glaze ruins a shelf you will be responsible for the cost of replacement.
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Glazing here in my studio: I’ll make sure the space is in a clean working state for you and just ask that you leave it at least as clean as you found it.
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For glazed pieces involving stilts or stands you’ll need to provide your own furniture and place pieces on the stands or cookies once glazed. Per-piece charge applies to small items like jewelry as well.
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Measuring pieces:
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Each piece will be measured individually, not stacked or nested. The lower charge for bisque firing accounts for the tighter stacking possible.
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Pieces will be measured on intake.
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Minimum measurement in any direction (L, W, H) is 2”.
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Measurements are rounded up to the nearest whole inch.
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Minimum charge of $1 per piece.
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Pricing
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Bisque Firing :
$.02 per cubic inch
Glaze Firing :
$.03 per cubic inch
Whole Kiln :
$250 for both bisque and glaze firings
Studio Glazes :
$.75 per piece under 250 cubic inches
$1.50 per piece over 250 cubic inches​
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- Reclaiming Clay -
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Reclaim processing in de-airing pugger: $18 for a 25# batch
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Pugger starts empty, but if you need it cleaned first (to avoid blending of clays, like for pure white), there is a $25 cleaning fee.
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Clay for reclaim should be brought to the studio in a plastic state, meaning a consistency that basically could be wedged even if it is full of lumps and softer areas, but not slop, not super sticky and muddy, not super hard or bone dry. I can rehydrate clay to make it softer in the pugger, but I don’t have the space to let it dry. If you’re a wheel thrower, it’d be helpful for you to bring a container of the clay that’s settled out of your throwing water in order to improve plasticity if your clay is coming out “short”.
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- Eventually… Hopefully Glaze Mixing! -
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I’d like to get set up with a stock of dry materials and provide the space to mix and test your own glaze recipes. TBD! :) Input or ideas welcome!