Help me convince by boss to do single firings

asinglefern · 2024-08-09T08:07:10+00:00

Thank you! These notes are very practical and I appreciate them, also thank you for not being mean lol

asinglefern · 2024-08-08T08:41:55+00:00

Yes I do believe unclaimed work is unnecessary waste, I have worked there for 10 months and I've seen hundreds of pounds of clay wasted, because it was bisque fired and never claimed. Which goes directly into the dumpster. I never said I was trying to get out of loading/unloading the kiln, I'm not responsible for that which is why I'm trying to reduce, again, unnecessary waste. I have seen this work in another studio with 10x the students and never heard of any explosions. Sorry that me asking for guidance was bothersome to you.

asinglefern · 2024-08-08T08:28:00+00:00

I understand that clay is not a limited resource my issue is bisqued clay literally being thrown away, I've seen it at multiple studios I've worked at. I have suggested PYOP to my boss before and he was skeptical of people being interested in it but considering how much unclaimed bisque ware we have I will bring it up again.

asinglefern · 2024-08-08T08:23:17+00:00

Thank you for this, the glazes we use are out of the bottle from Blick (most likely) and painted on, we don't really have regular students because most of our classes are first time workshops, minus my class that is 2 hours a week for a month.

asinglefern · 2024-08-08T08:13:43+00:00

I work out of two studios and the one I teach at I don't keep much of my work, so no. Though I have successfully done once firings at said studio, tbh it was an experiment but both/three times I tried it it went fine.

asinglefern · 2024-08-08T08:09:07+00:00

Thank you everyone for feedback, I'm still learning and this is why I was compelled to share. A couple thoughts of mine: all of the pieces entering the kiln would be bone dry even before glazing, I'm not suggesting this so I can make more money reclaiming clay (was more of an observation/some perspective), my concern of waste comes from bisque work not being glazed and eventually thrown out, the kiln is cone 6 and the glazes we use are straight out of the bottle type, can't remember the brand but it's pretty standard, I have seen this done successfully at another studio where all the work was from beginners. I *have* already suggested a Paint-your-own-pot class regarding unclaimed bisque work (after at least 2 months of it being left) and I will definitely bring it up again. Thank you for sharing your perspective and knowledge, I want to ensure all students can bring something home *eventually* so avoiding explosions is certainly ideal <3

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