Setting Up your Studio Your Own Studio

Having total control of your studio space; being able to work from home; freedom to make what you want, when you want; that is the dream of many potters.How do you get there? Here are some thoughts on this subject.

From Workshop on 3-22-25

The workshop went pretty well and covered most of the things on my list. Here is a list of what I wanted to cover. Next workshop we can drill down a bit. Please tell me what you want in the comment section below. 

If you attended and have videos or notes please share and upload them. I’ll enclose a link for uploading.  Click to upload. Alternatively you could upload them to dropbox and send me a link. 

  • Advantages of having your own studio
  • Advantages of having a co-op Studio
  • Economics of having a studio in your home
  • Economics of a co-op
  • The cost of taking classes as a student
  • Firing
  • Lighting or starting the electric kiln
  • Ventilation
  • Fan
  • Curtain
  • Window
  • Leather hard
  • Bone dry
  • Thickness
  • Nesting
  • Protecting the elements protecting the probe
  • Spacing of pots
  • Types of kill shelves
  • Types of posts
  • Arranging posts one above the other
  • Stability of stack
  • Monitoring firing
  • Keeping records
  • Reduction and oxidation
  • Wi-Fi remote firing
  • Caring for kill shelves
  • Loading the glaze kill
  • Kiln repair
  • Types of firing: soda, wood, Raku, reduction, oxidation, pit, microwave.
  • Oxidation and Reduction 
  • Glazing techniques
  • Glazes in jars
  • Dry glaze
  • Prices of glazes and materials
  • Formulating glazes
  • Equipment needed for mixing glaze
  • Process of mixing glazes
  • Storage of glazes
  • Problems with Glazes
  • Settling out
  • Too thick too thin
  • Viscosity
  • Knowing your glazes
  • Finding good glaze combinations
  • Talking to other potters who is glaze as you like for recommendations
  • Setting up a studio at home
  • Blog pages on Fireborn site
  • Information on Clay Pittsburgh site on Studio space is available classes available, etc.
  • Shelving
  • How to dry pots

Videos From Workshop on 3-22-25

Filmed by Amelia O’Leary

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