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KILN USE

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Club Firing​

  • The cost of firing pieces is not included in membership. This is on a cost-per-item basis. 

  • Club firings take place once a week, usually on a Wednesday for work produced by members.

  • Additional firings are scheduled for class and event work by tutors.

  • There are allocated shelves for bisque and glaze firings. Please place your work on the appropriate shelf if you would like it fired. 

  • Items for gloss firings must be wiped clean i.e. no glaze on the underneath where it sits on the kiln shelf.

  • Record the number of pieces to be fired and their cost in the book.

  • You will be invoiced monthly.

  • Please be aware that although the person loading and firing your work will take care, unfortunately accidents sometimes happen. Please be kind.

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Commercial Production

 

Craft Potters is committed to providing a friendly, supportive and educational environment for creative potters and clay artists.

The club's facilities are not intended for use by professional potters when doing commercial ("production") work for their own profit.

Commercial potters are welcome to become members of the club, but they should not use the studio's facilities to an extent that is detrimental to the general membership.

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   If you are producing for sale:

  • You must not use the club glazes. You are welcome to use the facilities, but you must provide your own glaze materials.

  •  Please advise the Club Secretary of your requirements and to discuss firing pricing for commercial work.

  • An exception is work you produce for our club Easter and Christmas Exhibition and Sale.

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   Commercial production is defined as any work that is offered for sale either:

  • Via the internet (e.g. yours or a group website, Instagram, Facebook, etc.),

  • Supplied to any shop or gallery, presented at markets or exhibitions (either by yourself or on your behalf)

  • Created to fulfill a commission or contract.

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​   Exemptions:

  • Members who make the occasional pot for sale are not considered commercial potters. 

  • Any work produced specifically for entry into a ceramics competition is not considered to be commercial.​​​​

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Non-Member Use Of Kilns

  • If you are not a member of the club but have items you would like to have fired, please contact us at craftpotters@gmail.com, to discuss if we can accommodate your pottery pieces in our kilns.

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