HGs Ceramics

[penumbra]

Studios all have rules, and for a good reason. I have repaired melt downs because of the wrong clay being used and also seen the consequence of the wrong glazes being used. I see two paths forward for you. First is to get chummy with the owners of the studio you are using and see if you can garner some flexibility based upon your needs. Alternately, look for another studio. Second, it may be time to consider your own kiln so you can take all the time and care you need to go from assemblage to firing. New kilns are the stuff that dreams are made of, but there are plenty of used kilns out there. Best to you in any regard.

 

[RonS]

Unfortunately, the community studios here frown on making stuff at home and firing it at the studio considering the demand. Understandably, there’s also too much risk with people firing pieces made of incompatible clay and/or glazes. Would be nice to have that option tho!

Check out this thread

R

Thread 'Kiln Share'

Oct 30, 2024

In another thread @harshadg mentioned that his community studio doesn't allow firing work that wasn't completed in-house. This is pretty common and I don't fault them this .

Luckily there are other options and kilnshare.com is one of them. On this site there are other potters with space in their kiln that are willing to fire other people's work. Most charge a fee and a very rare few that will do it at no cost. Just click on the map to see if there is a potter with a kiln near you.

Good luck

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[harshadg]

Studios all have rules, and for a good reason. I have repaired melt downs because of the wrong clay being used and also seen the consequence of the wrong glazes being used. I see two paths forward for you. First is to get chummy with the owners of the studio you are using and see if you can garner some flexibility based upon your needs. Alternately, look for another studio. Second, it may be time to consider your own kiln so you can take all the time and care you need to go from assemblage to firing. New kilns are the stuff that dreams are made of, but there are plenty of used kilns out there. Best to you in any regard.

Indeed! Having seen the difficulties of firing large pieces the studio manager has recently indicated that they may be open to having a conversation around using other clays. Will see how far that goes.

I do enjoy making these though and soon here I’m going to have to think about what to do with the pots that are accumulating …

 

[harshadg]

Some more from two recent firings.

This one is 13.5” x 11.5 x 2.5” deep (taller with feet). I think this one came out as I wanted it.

 

[harshadg]

This is a new form I’m trying. Unfortunately uneven drying led to a hairline crack in the bisque which I was able to remedy with bisque fix and it seems to have contained it to a cosmetic flaw. This piece is pretty large 14 x 12 x 2.5 deep or thereabouts.

This was made with a mold but still a lot of work. Drape molds have their uses - easier to attach feet, but for large forms taking the mold off and retaining a flat slab is still difficult. I also like the crispness of the fully hand built pieces better.

 

[harshadg]

Another form I’m playing with. Absolutely love the glaze on this one. Perhaps next iteration (if I return to it) will have shorter feet.

 

[harshadg]

Trying out a new glaze combination on b-mix. I was hoping it would be more matte than it turned out. Overall not disappointed by this one.

 

[harshadg]

A mold based hexagon on brown stoneware. Always happy to receive feedback on what’s working and what isn’t.

 

[harshadg]

Something different since I started throwing again.

A couple of small round pots with combinations of oxide and glaze. Happy to hear advice/feedback.

 

[harshadg]

A few more pots from a recent firing. First up a Matt blue pot with glossy red accents. First time trying this glaze combination and I think it can work well for some deciduous. The deep red reminds me of the reds seen in oak leaves in the fall.

 

[harshadg]

Here’s one with a glaze that will never be reproducible. This one has “sink slop” as the glaze ie, all the pooled glaze from the bottom of the glaze sink! I did some test tiles first of course but all said and done not a bad result.

 

[harshadg]

Something different. Glaze did not behave as I expected it to but I like how it came out eventually.

 

[harshadg]

Recently practicing throwing with porcelain.

Here’s a small round with oxblood.

(Regardless of its suitability for bonsai, oxblood is just wonderful on porcelain.)

 

[harshadg]

Here’s its counterpart with Cushing matte.

 

[harshadg]

And here’s a blue porcelain pot.