Alternative Firing
Low-fire…High-fire…now we're cookin' with gas!
In this 8 week intermediate course for both wheel throwers and handbuilders, you'll learn from Kourtney Plummer about the shapes and styles that lend themselves to low-fire raku firing, participate in a raku firing, and have the opportunity to fire in a gas kiln! You'll spend 6 weeks here at Hand / Thrown creating work, where your work will be bisque fired. The next 2 weeks will be at 43rd Street Studios, where you'll fire your work in a raku kiln, as well as use high-fire glazes to fire wares in their beloved gas kiln. Students will leave the raku firing with their wares, and work fired in the gas kiln will be picked up 2-3 weeks after the last class at 43rd Street Studios.
Please Note: Raku wares are for decorative purposes only and are not food-safe. All gas kiln wares will be charged at an additional fee with an initial rate of $18.
This course is best suited for folks with some clay experience, as participants should be comfortable creating forms independently. Students will be required to use Standard Clay 182G due to its versatility in firing temperature. Classes are limited to 8 participants and must be 16 years of age or older. All students enrolled in a multi-week class are allotted up to 6 hours of unguided Open Studio time weekly to practice outside of class.
Please check our FAQ’s page for additional information on the studio and read our Cancelation Policy prior to booking!
This is an 8 week course and each session is 2.5 hours long. Tools are not included in multi-week classes; bring your own or purchase a kit from the studio! There must be 5 students registered to confirm.
*The Shimpo Pottery Wheel may be harmful to a person who has a pacemaker. Serious injury or death could occur. Consult a physician before using.*
Low-fire…High-fire…now we're cookin' with gas!
In this 8 week intermediate course for both wheel throwers and handbuilders, you'll learn from Kourtney Plummer about the shapes and styles that lend themselves to low-fire raku firing, participate in a raku firing, and have the opportunity to fire in a gas kiln! You'll spend 6 weeks here at Hand / Thrown creating work, where your work will be bisque fired. The next 2 weeks will be at 43rd Street Studios, where you'll fire your work in a raku kiln, as well as use high-fire glazes to fire wares in their beloved gas kiln. Students will leave the raku firing with their wares, and work fired in the gas kiln will be picked up 2-3 weeks after the last class at 43rd Street Studios.
Please Note: Raku wares are for decorative purposes only and are not food-safe. All gas kiln wares will be charged at an additional fee with an initial rate of $18.
This course is best suited for folks with some clay experience, as participants should be comfortable creating forms independently. Students will be required to use Standard Clay 182G due to its versatility in firing temperature. Classes are limited to 8 participants and must be 16 years of age or older. All students enrolled in a multi-week class are allotted up to 6 hours of unguided Open Studio time weekly to practice outside of class.
Please check our FAQ’s page for additional information on the studio and read our Cancelation Policy prior to booking!
This is an 8 week course and each session is 2.5 hours long. Tools are not included in multi-week classes; bring your own or purchase a kit from the studio! There must be 5 students registered to confirm.
*The Shimpo Pottery Wheel may be harmful to a person who has a pacemaker. Serious injury or death could occur. Consult a physician before using.*
Low-fire…High-fire…now we're cookin' with gas!
In this 8 week intermediate course for both wheel throwers and handbuilders, you'll learn from Kourtney Plummer about the shapes and styles that lend themselves to low-fire raku firing, participate in a raku firing, and have the opportunity to fire in a gas kiln! You'll spend 6 weeks here at Hand / Thrown creating work, where your work will be bisque fired. The next 2 weeks will be at 43rd Street Studios, where you'll fire your work in a raku kiln, as well as use high-fire glazes to fire wares in their beloved gas kiln. Students will leave the raku firing with their wares, and work fired in the gas kiln will be picked up 2-3 weeks after the last class at 43rd Street Studios.
Please Note: Raku wares are for decorative purposes only and are not food-safe. All gas kiln wares will be charged at an additional fee with an initial rate of $18.
This course is best suited for folks with some clay experience, as participants should be comfortable creating forms independently. Students will be required to use Standard Clay 182G due to its versatility in firing temperature. Classes are limited to 8 participants and must be 16 years of age or older. All students enrolled in a multi-week class are allotted up to 6 hours of unguided Open Studio time weekly to practice outside of class.
Please check our FAQ’s page for additional information on the studio and read our Cancelation Policy prior to booking!
This is an 8 week course and each session is 2.5 hours long. Tools are not included in multi-week classes; bring your own or purchase a kit from the studio! There must be 5 students registered to confirm.
*The Shimpo Pottery Wheel may be harmful to a person who has a pacemaker. Serious injury or death could occur. Consult a physician before using.*
Classes are on the same day for eight (8) consecutive weeks. Weeks 1-6 will be held at Hand / Thrown Studio. Weeks 7-8 will be held at 43rd Street Studios.
The class fee includes a 25-lb bag of clay and firing for that first bag; additional bags of clay can be purchased and will require a $3/lb firing fee. Students will be required to use Standard Clay 182G due to its versatility in firing temperature. Tools are not included in the class fee. Students may bring their own, or purchase a tool kit that they can pick up on the first session of their class.
Students in multi-week classes are given a 4-ft shelf to store their works in progress during each session and can sign up for up to 6 hours of self-guided Open Studio time per week of class. Students will be notified when their wares are ready for pickup.
There is an additional fee for firing wares in the gas kiln at 43rd Street Studios starting at $18. Pricing may vary according to the height of shelves used in the gas kiln.
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Meet the Instructors
Kourtenay Plummer (she/her) fell in love with pottery at a young age and chose to study art in college. She graduated from William and Mary with a BA in art and a MaEd in elementary education, and subsequently taught art to both children and adults, for many years in Williamsburg, VA. Like many people during the current pandemic, life presented many challenges and she decided to leave teaching to pursue art full time. Kourtenay is the co-owner of SP Gallery, an art gallery and pottery studio in Amelia, Virginia.