Kiln rental & firing — for artists
Make at home, fire here. Our kilns fire every week for the studio — and there's room on the shelf for your work. No membership required: fire by the piece, by the shelf, or rent the whole kiln.
Firing price card
| You bring | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Per piece (by size) | $0.10 / cu in · $15 min | A few pieces at a time — priced by cubic inch, $15 minimum per firing ticket. |
| Quarter shelf | $15 | A small batch sharing a load with other artists. |
| Half shelf | $30 | A good week of making. |
| Full shelf | $50 | Serious batches and sets. |
| Full kiln | $110 | The whole kiln, your whole load — bisque (cone 06) or glaze (cone 5/6). |
Outside firings are batched into a weekly load alongside studio work. Bisque firings to cone 06; glaze firings to cone 5/6.
How firing works
Drop off
Bring bone-dry work during studio hours. We measure, ticket and price it at the counter.
Weekly load
Your pieces join the week's firing load. Most work is fired within about a week.
Cooling
Kilns open when they're cool — never rushed. That's how pieces survive.
Pick up
Pick up during studio hours when your ticket is called. Quick and easy.
House rules (they keep everyone's work safe)
- Prove your clay & glaze. Show us the clay box / glaze label — unknown materials can ruin a whole load, so no label, no firing.
- Bone-dry only for bisque. Damp work explodes; exploded work damages neighbors' pieces.
- Damage fees apply if a glaze runs onto a shelf or a piece explodes and damages others' work — we'll go over the details at drop-off.
- Wax and wipe glaze bottoms. Pieces stuck to the shelf may not survive removal.
- Turnaround is usually about a week, batched with the studio's regular loads.
Firing every week?
If you're firing 2–4 times a month, look at membership ($99/mo) with shelf rental ($25/mo) — your work lives here between firings, and studio time is included.
See membershipsBook a firing drop-off
Firing is paid at drop-off, priced from the card above — no deposit needed. Tell us what's coming so we can plan the week's load.
Drop-offs during studio hours at Create Me Clay, 2064 County Line Rd. Questions? Call or text (215) 355-5919.