We provide firing services and welcome your clay works made at home to transform them into ceramic.

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We have 2 electric kilns : 

- A square one of 150 litres - 50x50x60 high -

- A round 'well' kiln of 70 litres - 45cm diameter x 60cm height -

 

** Important ** 

Transforming clay to ceramic with heat is a magical process, where unfortunately there can also be accidents and surprises. We are therefor careful to try to minimise the risks of these happening with several requirements. Please thoroughly read all of the information below to insure we have as many happy firings as possible.

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Delay

Firing is ready within 10 days after deposit, depending on its drying time before firing, and the queue. We give priority first to work made by our members.

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Signature

We ask that all the work brought to the studio be well signed or marked with a distinct and unique mark to ensure we find them after the puzzle in the kiln. We have a good memory but not it's reliable enough! We do not take responsibility for misplaced or missing unsigned objects.

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Transport

For bisque firing, your pieces must be completely dry, but we recommend that you transport them at 'leather-hard' consistency to reduce the risk of breakage. ​

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Safety

*If your clay has not been purchased from our Studio, we shall require a photo of the label of your clay

*If you are using your own glazes, we shall require a photo of the label of you glazes and ask you to provide a protective plate for under you work. Any small stain of melted glaze stuck to our firing shelves shall cost 10€ per mark stain/drip.

* Please make sure non of your work is more than 3 cm thick (work must be hollowed if thicker than this)

* Please make sure your work has been constructed aware of the requirement of no air trapped in the clay

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Conditions 

Nothing can ever replace the time that has been put into making clay work and the attachement we have to it. Here however are the conditions we have set up to try to responsabilise accidents.

* If we feel your work could damage our kiln or other work during firing, we may have to refuse it

* If we feel you work is too complicated/delicate to load and unload safely, we may have to refuse it

* If your work does damage our kiln or other people's work, you shall pay the damage accordingly : 10€ per small glaze stain on our kiln / twice the volume price of pieces damaged.

* If we accidentally damage your work, we shall refund you the price of the firing and give you a voucher for the same volume of firing.

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Prices :

* 5 € fee per deposit appointement

* In addition to the deposit fee, firing at Studio Kiwi is paid proportionally to the volume your object/s occupy in the kiln. We have divided the kiln into cubes of 3cm by 3cm and offer a price per cube at ...

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 950°  = 0.03€ / cube

1250° =  0.05€ / cube

 

 A simple volumetric box with a grid like below and a calculator help us to calculate this : 

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