Adult Ceramics Remote Membership

Service Description

Slowfire Ceramics Remote Membership Create in your home studio with access to Slowfire’s clay, hand-mixed glazes, and staff-managed firings, plus a warm ceramics community and exhibition opportunities. What’s included     •    Clay suitable for cone 6–10, available in three bodies: white stoneware, dark brown, and speckled buff.     •    Access to our custom, hand-mixed cone 6 glazes and cone 10 reduction glazes.     •    Scheduled bisque and glaze firings managed by Slowfire staff.     •    Community connections and exhibition opportunities. How it works Remote membership is for self-sufficient adults who make their work at home and bring it to Slowfire for firing. Studio access is limited to glazing your work; this membership does not include use of the member studio for making work. All outside glazes and clay must be approved by Brie or Noelle before use. Firings and fees     •    Cone 6: Fired in our on-site electric kiln. The fee is $80 per kiln shelf load, based on a 26-inch round shelf, and includes bisque firing, glaze firing, and use of our glazes.     •    Cone 10 reduction: Fired at our Forest Park studio approximately every 4–6 weeks, with an additional fee of $80 per half shelf.     •    Please allow at least 12 days for firings. Cone 10 work follows the gas kiln schedule and we fire the gas kiln approx every 4-6 weeks.     •    Pieces taller than 12 inches are charged at twice their shelf footprint in the electric kiln and taller than 8” are charged at twice their shelf footprint in the gas kiln    •    Firing fees are tallied and charged on the 28th of each month. Registration and approval A one-time $100 registration fee includes your first bag of clay and administrative setup. Membership is available by invitation or with Slowfire staff approval. Professional references are required, and members must be able to work independently. A signed Contract and Terms of Agreement Form is required before your start date.