Re: Has anyone here fired brown earthenware clay and
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2022 11:04 pm
So I went to the studio and got my questions answered by someone who works/teaches there and happens to have her own home studio. She says the clay looks like Speckled Buff earthenware clay. I can buy it there. I can work in the studio for a fee OR take it home to work on it, then bring it in to be fired in a two step firing process. The firing process is just like what I used when I did ceramic bisque firing...just different temperatures for the type of clay.
Here's the hitch. I can't fire for mass production or sales.
But what I CAN do is fire my experimental pieces to learn the process AND I can take a hand building class there which is typically offered once a month. Not sure I need a class and I can't do either the Nov or Dec classes because Nov is the show and Dec I'm taking a class for a kind of fiber art.
I can't do any of this before my show because you have to wait for a full kiln before they fire. But...I can still at least learn to do this and see how it goes.
Also, I wasn't a huge fan of the glazes. They're just okay. Produce the effect I want but not in the exact colors I'd like. I can buy my own glaze if it's not too pricey.
So...they have everything I need ready to go but I'll have to be in search of another kiln option. Every place I checked before won't let you fire anything except the products they sell in their shops. I'll keep looking because while I can beg/pay for kiln space from a co-artisan/crafter, I'd be sharing my product with the competition so to speak.
I'd try to buy a small kiln but I'm quite frankly scared to death of them.
Here's the hitch. I can't fire for mass production or sales.
But what I CAN do is fire my experimental pieces to learn the process AND I can take a hand building class there which is typically offered once a month. Not sure I need a class and I can't do either the Nov or Dec classes because Nov is the show and Dec I'm taking a class for a kind of fiber art.
I can't do any of this before my show because you have to wait for a full kiln before they fire. But...I can still at least learn to do this and see how it goes.
Also, I wasn't a huge fan of the glazes. They're just okay. Produce the effect I want but not in the exact colors I'd like. I can buy my own glaze if it's not too pricey.
So...they have everything I need ready to go but I'll have to be in search of another kiln option. Every place I checked before won't let you fire anything except the products they sell in their shops. I'll keep looking because while I can beg/pay for kiln space from a co-artisan/crafter, I'd be sharing my product with the competition so to speak.
I'd try to buy a small kiln but I'm quite frankly scared to death of them.