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Slow Kiln

Slow Kiln

A shared ceramics studio. Wheel, hand-building and glaze, at the speed clay wants to go.

Hands shaping a clay vessel with a metal tool.

Get your hands dirty.

No experience needed. Clay, tools and two firings are included. Choose a class and it fills in the form at the bottom of this page.

First Wheel

Centre, open and pull your first bowl in a single evening.

When
Tuesdays, 6 to 8:30 pm
Length
One night
Price
$75

Six Weeks at the Wheel

From wobbly cylinders to a set of four mugs you will actually use.

When
Thursdays, 6 to 9 pm
Length
Six weeks
Price
$340

Hand-build and Glaze

Coils, slabs and an unhurried afternoon at the glaze table.

When
Saturdays, 1 to 4 pm
Length
Four weeks
Price
$220

Off the shelf.

Small batches from the studio. Each piece is one of a kind, so set it aside and collect it in person. Prices are placeholders for this sample.

Rows of glazed ceramic bottles in soft greens and blues.

Celadon Bottle Vases

Stoneware, about 20 cm. $64 each.

A pair of speckled, unglazed ceramic cups stacked beside smaller white cups.

Speckled Cup Set

Four cups, raw foot. $58.

Tall matte grey vases on a dark ledge holding dried stems.

Tall Ash Vase

Matte, 34 cm. $96.

Stacks of blue-grey glazed plates and bowls on a wooden table.

Table Plates

Dinner size, in fours. $110.

Muddy hands shaping a dark clay pot on a turning wheel.

Studio Seconds Shelf

Slightly wonky, fully usable. From $12.

Firing calendar.

Bring work to the shelf by noon on the loading day. Members fire for free. Everyone else pays by the shelf.

  1. Bisque load. Greenware only, fully dry.

  2. Glaze firing to cone 6.

  3. Bisque load, second half of the month.

  4. Glaze firing. Kiln opens Saturday morning.

Come in, sit down.

123 Sample Street, Your City

Open studio Wednesday to Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm

555-0145