Firing Services✨

We’re always excited to support fellow makers in bringing their pieces to life!

Here’s how you hire kiln space for your Bisque and/or Glaze pieces at Ceramysterium.

  • A few quick notes:

    • We currently accept cone 6–9 high fire clay only.

    • Our firing availability is limited, due to studio space and ongoing classes.

    • We have a minimum non-refundable deposit for firing services of $25, which includes gathering all the details to ensure your firing is a great success.

    • If you want the end-to-end experience, bisque and glaze prices are added together. You can also hire the entire kiln (….does or does not include gst)

    • xxx the firing schedule xxx (including lustre etc).

    We can’t wait to learn more about your pieces!

bisque firing

 

Our experienced studio team will load and unload your work.

Your work will bisqued to cone 06?. If you hire a whole kiln, …. We can single fire your work if you do not wish to apply any glaze to it, or if your glaze is suitable for single-firing, such as Mayco Stroke & Coat or xxxx.

$xx/volume pricing - xx minium volume

1 kg minimum

Full kiln: $xxx

glaze firing

 

Our experienced studio team will load and unload your work.

  • Glaze firing - Midfire Temperature Range: Approximately 1200°C to 1260°C
    Cone Range: 5 to 7
    Characteristics: Mid-range firing is commonly used for stoneware, which is more durable and less porous than low-fired ceramics. Suitable for many popular mid-fire glaze ranges, including Abbots, Amaco and Mayco.

    This range is popular for functional pottery in electric kilns because it can produce strong, vitrified, and often dishwasher-safe ceramics.

  • Glaze firing - High fire Temperature Range: 8 to 9*
    *Note we do not fire to Cone 10.

  • Characteristics: High firing temperatures are suitable for porcelain and some types of stoneware clay, creating very dense and non-porous ceramics. High fire ware is very durable and resistant to scratching and thermal shock. Suitable for many popular Cone 8 & 9 glaze ranges.

    Notes:

  • Work with overly thick applications of glaze may be rejected. Testing your glaze is recommended! If it’s untested or known to run, we might use Kiln setters to protect the kiln shelf from glaze runs and contamination. Kiln setters will add to the volume that your piece takes up.

  • Layered glazes,xxxx Please let us know if you have tin or chrome in your glaze!
    Prices $xx - minimum of xx

    Kiln load $xx

What we’ll ask

 

To help us understand your needs (and make sure we’re a good fit), we’ll ask about:

  • Clay brand / type / temp  (Please be as specific as possible. If it’s a clay kit, let us know the company (e.g. Modelleto, Clay Days, Crockd, etc.)

  • Have the items already been glazed? If yes, please include the glaze brand/type

  • We’ll ask for photos and size estimate of work (dimensions of each piece) (link to a guide for this.)

  • Any special notes or risks we should be aware of?  (e.g. unusual forms, thickness, mixed clays, or glaze experiments)

We’ll put together a quote once we gather everything we need.

please read…

 

When you drop your work off for firing it is understood that you have read and agreed to these guidelines.

Firing agreement….liability waiver & disclaimer