A dedicated glazing session starting with a tutorial at 6pm.
Book this session if you have chosen to return to glaze your work after your making session. You are also welcome to attend if you don't have any work to glaze: we can offer you some bisque ware for you to glaze at £5 - £15 depending on size.
£32 | Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays | 6pm - 9pm
If you requested to return to glaze your own work after your making session with us, then you can book a Glazing session for two weeks after.
If you don't have any work to glaze, we can offer you some bisque ware for you to glaze at £5 - £15 depending on size.
Our glazing session starts with a tutorial on how to glaze your work using the three options of dipping glaze, brush on glaze and underglaze. This tutorial starts at 6pm sharp so please arrive a little earlier so you don't miss the beginning. After you have finished glazing you are welcome to continue your ceramics practice by joining the evening session (6.30 - 9pm) free of charge. You can find out what session is happening during your glazing session on the Quick Book calendar
In two weeks after your glazing session you will receive an email confirming that your work is ready to collect, from which time you have 2 months to collect before your work will be put in our "Adopt-a-pot" box from where it may start its life in a new home :)
For collection information please go here
This is a guide for those of you who have chosen to return to glaze your work. If you have requested that we glaze it for you then you can skip to collection.
Benefits of glazing at Dalston Clay
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Flexible sessions on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 6pm
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Wide range of underglazes, dipping glazes and brush-on glazes all included
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Small group instruction
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Session duration up to 3 hours
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Central location just 2 min walk from Dalston Kingsland and 5 mins walk from Dalston Junction stations
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Finish early? Join in on the evening session for free!
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Beautiful studio, free tea, friendly vibes and great playlists!
Please note
We apologise that we cannot correspond regarding the whereabouts of work on an individual basis. On the rare occasion that a piece has broken during the firing process or by accident, we will endeavour to contact the maker. Otherwise you can presume that we have your work on our shelves ready for you to glaze after two weeks from your session.
Timeline for Self-Glazed Work
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
2 weeks after glazing
2 months after glaze firing
Drying
Bisque firing
Glazing
Collection
Collection Deadline
Leave your work to dry at the end of your session. Work requires approximately one to two weeks to dry.
When it is fully dry (Green ware or Bone dry), we will bisque fire your work to 1000°C (Bisque ware). Then work is stamped with the date, after which you have two month to return to glaze before work is at risk of disposal.
After bisque firing and three weeks after your session your work is ready for you to glaze. After glazing leave your work in the kiln room for us to glaze fire to 1220°C (stone ware glaze firing)
Come and collect your work after two weeks from your glazing session. You can find out about Collection here
We can only store your work for a maximum of two months after glazing, after which time we reserve the right to dispose of it or if we like it; sell it for charity.
As a CIC and Social Enterprise, it is our intention to make Dalston Clay a studio that is available to everyone, regardless of financial circumstance. While we need to function as a business, we never want money to be the reason why someone can't benefit from what we've built. If you truly can't afford the full cost of our offerings, we invite you to contact us to discuss your situation and we will endeavour to sort something out.
