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KILN FIRING SERVICE

Please Note: Firing service will be closed from
December 19, 2024 and will reopen January 3, 2025.
 

Firing Service Totes

We offer expert kiln firing services to the public and local creatives making ceramics more accessible to the Greater Houston area. Our experienced kiln techs can fire your small batch of ceramics or an entire kiln full of your creations in one of our 8 electric kilns.

Clients are charged a refundable deposit on a tote (3 sizes available) and firing fees are a flat rate per tote size. The process: Fill tote with work and drop off in designated location, pay online, then come inside the studio to fill out form. Four days later work will be ready for pick up.

4-Day Return
Current firing service clients: Drop off and pick up anytime during business hours.
New to our Firing Service? Drop off Mon - Friday 9am-2pm and Sat 9am-12pm.
Please note you may drop off or pick up on Sundays, but the 4 day turnaround excludes Holidays and Sundays.

Details and Pricing

​3 Gal. tote = 1 -Skutt 1227 ½ shelf or 492 Cubic inches

  • $0.04 cubic inch = $20.00         Bisque

  • $0.05 cubic inch = $25.00         Low Fire Glaze

  • $0.06 cubic inch = $30.00         Cone 6

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7 Gal. tote = 2 -Skutt 1227 ½ shelves or 1,818 Cubic inches

  • $0.03 cubic inch = $50.00         Bisque

  • $0.04 cubic inch = $60.00         Low Fire Glaze

  • $0.05 cubic inch = $70.00         Cone 6

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12 Gal. tote = 3½-Skutt 1227 ½ shelves or 4,458 Cubic inches

  • $0.02 cubic inch = $85.00        Bisque

  • $0.03 cubic inch = $105.00       Low Fire Glaze

  • $0.04 cubic inch = $125.00       Cone 6

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Whole kiln or 12,830 Cubic inches

  • 0.014 cubic inch = $ 170.00  Bisque

  • 0.017 cubic inch = $ 210.00  Low Fire Glaze

  • 0.02 cubic inch = $ 250.00 Cone 6

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​DEPOSIT

Tote deposit for duration of firing services and refundable with return of usable tote.

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FIRING TERMS

  • All ceramics that exceeds the tote allotment will be charged at least the next tote size up

  • Only one type of firing per tote, each tote may only contain one firing style, bisque, low fire glaze, or Cone 6. If you have two firings, then you will need two totes.

  • Drop off for first time firing service: Monday - Friday 9-2pm and Saturday before 12pm.

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MAKING AND MOVING WORK

  • All work must be less than ½” thick.

  • No paper clay, paper, or organic materials allowed in kiln.

  • Work must be bone dry before it is brought to studio.

  • All cone 6 glaze work will be free from glaze on the bottom/base.

  • We recommend bubble wrap or corrugated paper to transport fragile clay works in supplied totes. No other boxes will be allowed.

 

RISKS AND DAMAGES

  • Clay works can be very fragile and we do our best to handle everything with care but we are not responsible for items being broken or glaze defects.

  • Clients accept the risks to clay works associated with community firing. We are not responsible for damage to works that occurs as a result of another’s mishap.

  • Clients will be responsible for the cost of any damages to the kiln, shelves, or posts caused by client errors such as incorrect glazing, enclosed forms with no steam hole, mistaken clay body or wrong glaze temperature.

 

EXPECTATIONS AND TURNAROUND TIME

  • Fired pottery and clay works are a bit unpredictable by nature. Reasonable variances can happen during firing, especially with glazing.

  • We expect work to be fired and ready in 4 days.

  • We recommend clients pay for an entire kiln if a project is time sensitive.

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