Firing Membership

Firing Memberships are designed for those who can work at home but need a place to have their pieces bisqued, glazed and fired.

Rates **

Firing Membership Fees

One-time Set-up Fee	$50	new members
	$25	returning members
Refundable Key Deposit	$50
Membership Fees	$25	monthly
	$270	annually
Additional Storage Shelf	$40	per month

Bisque Firing (Cone 06)

$6 per square foot
Maximum size: 2 feet in any dimension

• Add $2 per item over 9" tall but under 12" tall
• Add $3 per item over 12" wide/tall but under 18" wide/tall
• Add $5 per item over 18" wide/tall but under 24" wide/tall

Glaze Firing (Cone 10 Reduction)

Base Rate: $12 per square foot
Maximum size: 2 feet in any dimension

• Add $4 per item over 9" tall but under 12" tall
• Add $8 per item over 12" wide/tall but under 18" wide/tall
• Add $10 per item over 18" wide/tall but under 24" wide/tall

Membership Details

All firing memberships include the following:

• 24-hour, 7-day-a-week access to drop off greenware for bisque (bisque charges apply, see rates above)
• 24-hour, 7-day-a-week access to our slab roller and extruder. Slabs and extrusions must be taken home to finish construction.
• Use of our numerous Cone 10 reduction glazes and slips (approximately 20 glazes).
• 24-hour, 7-day-a-week access to our glazes, spray booth, and banding wheels.
• Display space in our Gallery (up to 20 pieces, 60% of your sales is credited to your account on a monthly basis).
• Space in our large, well-attended annual holiday sale

Not Included in Your Membership

We want to be entirely up front about what is and what is not included in a firing membership. The following items will be charged in addition to the monthly or annual membership fee.

Storage Space

Firing members do not have storage space in the main studio and are expected to pick up their bisque or glazed work in a timely manner. A shelf of storage space can be added to your membership for an additional monthly fee ($40 per month).

Cone 06 bisque firing:

We charge our firing members for the amount (measured in square feet) of work put through the cone 06 bisque firings. The maximum size for a piece is 24 inches in any dimension.

Cone 10 reduction glaze firing:

We charge our members for the amount (measured in square feet) of work put through cone 10 reduction firings. The maximum size for a piece is 24 inches in any dimension.

Clay:

As a convenience for our members, we keep a few types of clay available for purchase in 25 lb. bags.

You may buy your own clay from other sources; however, we recommend you only purchase clay capable of going to cone 10 so there are no mix-ups resulting in melted clay on our kiln shelves.

Kiln Shelf Accidents:

If you consistently use too much glaze so that your piece sticks to our shelves, you will be charged a minimum of $1 per offending piece. Occasional accidents are permitted; it is only continual offenses that will be fined. These accidents can effect other members work, require our staff to put in extra time cleaning the kiln shelves, and increases the wear and tear on our kiln furniture.

If the clay body you use is not rated for cone 10 and your piece "melts down," you are charged a minimum of $50 for the damage to the kiln. This is easily avoided: if you are unsure of a clay body's cone rating, do not use it. Remember, clay is cheap.

Tools:

Most of the common tools you will need, you should purchase yourself. We do carry some tools and tool kits for sale in the office.

Spray Booth Mask:

If you want to use our glaze spray booth, we require you to wear a respirator that is rated to catch organic vapor. You may purchase these at home improvement stores (they are usually located in the paint aisle).

Studio Access Fee:

A studio access fee of $20 per person, per day applies if you bring in a guest to the studio or to help you glaze. Visitors are welcome to wait in our lounge area free of charge. This fee also applies if firing members wish to use our wheels or hand-build in the main studio.

Membership Requirements

There are a few requirements you must fulfill to become a member at Fired Up Studios:

• Fired Up Studios is an adults-only facility. You must be at lest 21 years of age.
• You must read and sign our membership agreement. This is a very straight-forward document that outlines our expectations and responsibilities.
• You are expected to follow our studio rules. These rules maximize our members' freedom to create while ensuring that this flexibility does not intrude on other members' positive experience at Fired Up Studios.
• We now require you to allow us to charge your credit card or debit your bank account for any services you use at Fired Up Studios, including membership fees, clay purchases, and firing services. Charges are assessed monthly on the anniversary of your start date.
• If you use clay or glazes that are not provided at Fired Up Studios, you must guarantee that the clay and glazes you use can be safely fired to cone 10. Students are required to use clay and glazes provided by Fired Up Studios.
• You must clean up after yourself, leaving all areas you have used clean and ready for the next person.
• You must respect other members' work, time and space. This means allowing others to work without interruption (wait until a person is done at the wheel or speaks to you first). Conversation is encouraged to take place in the "chat area" so you won't disturb someone working. It is absolutely forbidden to touch anyone's work on any shelf (work shelf, bisque shelf, raw glazed shelf, post-glaze firing shelf) without their direct permission. Work displayed in the gallery is, of course, very touchable.
• Pick up your work in a timely manner.

** All rates and prices are subject to change. This website may not reflect current prices and rates available in the office.