Firing Services: Bisque C/06 & Glaze C/6

  • Option One:
    Purchase Clay Online (LINK)
    When you purchase clay from Ben Roti Ceramics (BRC) the clay fee includes one bisque and one glaze for each item you make. Max size to fire at BRC is 15” in any direction (Students, past or present, or members who have purchased clay are welcome to use option one.)

    I sell B-MIX Stoneware made by Laguna in Industrial City, CA. It is a cone 6 very smooth porcelain like stoneware. Made without grog to give a porcelain feel, it is wonderful for handbuilding as well as throwing. It is the clay body that is used for classes at BRC. It has a cream color in Oxidation and in Reduction is more gray-white. Shrinkage 12.0%, Absorption 2.3%.


    (See link above for clay purchasing details).

  • Option Two:
    Non Studio Clay = Shelves are 22 x 11 and I allow for 6” height

    $15 half shelf
    $25 full shelf
    $40 half kiln
    $65 full kiln 

    Prices are the same for bisque and glaze.

  • If you are firing a glazed piece, cookies under the work to protect the shelves.

    If you’re work doesn’t fit into one of the categories above, the price is $5 / piece

Bisque Firing: Cone C/06

  • All artwork MUST have a consistent identifiable mark/ signature

  • Confirm the Seller of the clay, peak temperature, and name of the clay you made your art project out of.

  • If you drop off wet work I will let it dry before firing it. Please limit the thickness of your artwork to under 1/2” thick.

Glaze Firing Services: Mid-Range C/6 Only

  • I do not fire glazed work on stilts.

  • Glazes must be Cone 6

  • Glaze must be applied with a ¼” space of un-glazed clay at the bottom foot of the pot.
    This includes the underside/ center of a trimmed foot. (apply this info to lids for success as well )

  • Your piece(s) will not be loaded in the kiln if glaze is on the foot, or you have not left the appropriate ¼” space unglazed around the bottom of the pot.

  • All work brought in must have a cookie that goes under the pot to catch any glaze that might run, this cookie must be LARGER than the piece that sits on it. Any damage to the shelves will require a purchase of a new shelf.

Disclaimer

  • All Fees are NON-REFUNDABLE. If you drop off work and it is not fired because you do not meet the requested guidelines, I will still keep your fees. You will have to repay them once the guidelines are met.

  • Fire your artwork with BRC at your own risk. I cannot take responsibility for clay bodies that have flaws. I rigorously maintain the kilns and watch the guard cones as the kilns reach peak temperatures. Should your work not turn out to your liking, make more.

Right to refuse service

The firing service offered at BRC is only available if you abide by our requests. The following reasons will make it impossible to continue to fire your artwork.

  • You do not pay your firing fees/ clay fees as requested

  • Your glaze runs off the pot and ruins a kiln shelf

  • If you use low fire clay and it melts and ruins the kiln furniture or kiln.

  • If you drop off work that is thicker than 1/2” thick. Know that I candle for only 2 hours, so if your work is overly thick it is at risk. Our target market is ¼ ” - ½ ” thick.

  • If you drop off artwork that is larger than 15” in any direction.

  • If the foot has glaze on it or the underside/ inside the foot ring does appropriate ¼” of unglazed space at bottom of the pot.

    This includes the underside/ center of a trimmed foot.