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NEW! Kentuck is now offering kiln firing services! This is a great option for those who make work at home, but lack expensive kilns to finish it! Please read carefully to see about our two options:
$85 Clay and Firing Package: Get your clay and your firings all in one price! This includes a 25lb bag of clay and bisque and glaze firings to complete all the work made from your bag of clay. Once you purchase this option, contact Amy at asmoot@ to schedule a pick up day and time.
$50 Kiln Firings Only: If you already have your own clay and only need to get it fired, this option is for you! The fee covers bisque and glaze firings for 25lbs worth of your own clay. Clay must be rated to Cone 6 or higher (NOT Cone 06) in order to be fired in our kilns, so double check before purchasing. Have more clay to fire? Purchase 2 tickets for firing 50lbs of clay. Work will be weighed upon drop off.
Drop off and pickup correspondence will be done via email. When checking out, be sure to put an email that you frequently check.
Glazes and studio time are not included in these prices, if you would like to purchase use of our pottery dipping glazes or Open Studio time, you can add that to your ticket. If you are using your own glazes, they must be rated to Cone 6 or higher (NOT Cone 06) and properly applied.
Clay is not always predictable, and sometimes work does the opposite of what we expect when fired. Kentuck is not liable for mishaps like cracks, glaze runs, pinholes or any other disappointments. No refunds will be issued for the above. Work could take 2-4 weeks to fire depending on size, dryness, and other factors. See the bottom of this page for Terms and Conditions.
Dates
Jan 01, 2025 · 6:00 PM - Dec 31, 2025 · 8:00 PM(GMT-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
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Location
Parking instructions
This class will be held in Kentuck's Clay Studio at 2014 5th Street. The entrance is in the Courtyard of Wonders. Look for the green door and trim! There are two parking lots next to the Courtyard of Wonders, and participants are also welcome to park in Downtown Northport.
Terms & Conditions
Please read the Following:
1. Each piece must be clearly labeled with your name or maker’s mark.
2. Please list all clay bodies and glazes by brand name when checking out
3. No homemade glazes or wild clays can be fired.
4. Work with materials other than clay or glaze will also not be fired.
5. Please allow 2-4 weeks for your work to be fired.
6. We will contact you through email when your work is ready to pick up.
7. No glaze on the bottom of your work, stilting will not be offered
8. Kentuck is not responsible for fired results or damages of any kind.
9. We reserve the right to refuse firing services for any reason.
10. Makers assume full responsibility for the replacement and repair for any equipment damaged due to melting clay (wrong cone was given)
11. Turnaround time is approximate and we cannot be held to deadlines.
12. Any work that does not meet our firing guidelines will not be fired. See details below:
Greenware work for the bisque firing:
1. You must know what clay body and other materials used what temperature everything matures at.
2. Work can be dropped off wet but will not be fired until bone dry.
3. Must not be thicker than 1 inch anywhere, ½ inch preferred.
4. Must not contain anything other than cone 6 clay
5. Must not contain armatures, paper or other sculpture tools
6. Must not be painted with any glaze
7. All hollow work must have holes for air to escape
8. Must have your name clearly carved on the bottom
9. Must fit on a half shelf with kiln posts. The base of the piece can not be larger than 11 X 21in
10. Must be no taller than 25 inches
11. Work must stand on its own and stable, rounded bottoms or anything that rolls around will not be fired.
Glaze ware for the glaze firing:
1. Must be 100% clean of glaze on the bottom and a minimum of 1/4 in on the sides of the foot.
2. Must not be greenware. All glazed work must already be bisquefired.
3. You must know the clay and glaze materials used on the work and what temperature they both mature at.
4. Must have your name clearly visible on the bottom.
5. Must fit on a half shelf with kiln posts. The base of the piece can not be larger than 11 X 21in
6. Must not be glazed with any unapproved glazes.
7. Stilts and bead racks are not provided.
8. Glaze must not be extra thick or flakey.
9. Work must stand on its own and stable, rounded bottoms or anything that rolls around will not be fired.
10. Extremely small and/or flat work (ornaments) must not exceed 25 pieces per glaze firing.
Kentuck will not fire work that has the following glazes:
Classic Crackles
Astro Gem
Opalescent, Overglazes, lusters, mother of pearl
Amaco LG Series
Mayco Stroke & Coat or Speckled Stroke & Coat on greenware. Must be on bisque
Mayco Foundations
Cobblestone by Mayco
Elements and Chunkies by Mayco
Snowfall Glazes
Mayco Flux below the rim
Low Fire Glazes (cones 08, 07, 06, 05, 04, 03, 02, 01, 1, 2, 3, 4)
French Dimensions
Raku Glazes
Crawl glazes
Lava glazes
Anything that is very runny and will stick pots to the kiln shelf
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