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Hello Potters!

I had to leave early on Friday because I forgot some important diabetes medication. So, I was not able to load the kilns. I will be firing all three kilns today to try to get caught up! Apologies for the delay! Work will be out Thursday or Friday.

Best,

AJ

PS. sorry for the weird spam post on here if you saw it! I deleted it. The internet is weird...

Today, I have all three kilns firing. Almost everything on the shelves made it in.

112 speckled brown and 401 bmix clays are fully stocked again.

Hey Potters!

We are running low on 112 speckled brown and bmix. I will be picking more up on Friday morning!

I did not fire kilns last Friday, because we didn't have enough to fill the kilns. However, I will be firing bisque and glaze today. It will be unloaded on Friday at the latest.

Best,

AJ

Hello Potters!

Studio+ is cancelled next week due to Season Launch. Please stop by the Fitton from 5-9pm. There is be lots of activities and demonstrations, food, drink and music for the Season Launch Event.

Also, there's a glaze load and a bisque being fired today. Anything that was in the kiln room as of yesterday evening is currently firing.

Best,

AJ

Almost everything on the glaze shelves made it in. It will be unloaded Friday at the latest!

Hello! Everything that was in the kiln room as of this morning, is currently firing in the kilns and will be unloaded by Friday at the latest!

Hello Potters!

I hope everyone is staying cool in this hot weather. I just wanted to give an update that the small kiln is still out of order. I am waiting for parts to be shipped. So, please be patient with firing. I am trying to get caught up as quickly as possible!

Both kilns are currently firing. I fired a glaze load today and tried to prioritize pieces on a first come, first served basis. It's not a perfect system. So, please reach out if you have any deadlines for firing so I can do my best to get those pieces through.

The Summer Session II starts on July 7th!

amandajoy@fittoncenter.org

We are finally getting caught up on firing. Just a note, we are having another kiln issue. So, if you are missing any bisque items, they are still in the kiln and will be out by next Friday.

Reminder: Studio+ is running from 1-4:30pm next week June 20th. After that, we will resume the 12-4:30pm hours.

Hello Potters!

Thank you for your patience, support, and well wishes. If you didn't already know, I broke my ankle back in April (playing kickball of all things!) which took me out of the studio for weeks.

I can't thank the instructors enough for all of their hard work to keep the studio running. Special thanks to Haruko for taking over kiln loading, supply inventory, cleaning and generally keeping the studio running. Thank you to Noah for unloading kilns and keeping Studio+ running. Thank you Rebecca for unloading as well.

There is a small delay in firing for a few pieces due to an issue with one of the kilns. Let me know if you have any pieces that have a deadline. I did load two glaze loads today. Those will be unloaded Friday. The small kiln is loaded, just waiting for a thermocouple replacement on Friday.

I am so…

A small Bisque batch and a big glaze batch have been unloaded. Lots of beautiful work, everyone should be so proud😊

All three kilns have been unloaded two glaze and one bisque.

Hello Potters!

This is a reminder that the building will be closed 4/18 in observation of Good Friday. Therefore, Studio+ will be cancelled.

Also, just a heads up that there has been a lot of firing in the last week or so. I unloaded 3 kilns today and loaded and fired two more. So, this coming Tuesday there will be a lot of pottery ready for pick up

We are gearing up for the first summer session to start 4/21!

I am doing my best to get caught up on firing 😅 All three kilns are firing again today and will be unloaded on Tuesday. There's still some instructor work waiting to get in, but most everything else is in.

There are no classes next week (except Functional Pottery's make-up class). Just a reminder that Studio+ will continue on Friday's throughout the break. However, the building is closed on April 18th in observance of Good Friday.

All three kilns were fired today! Most items other than those that were too wet to fire, instructor work, and glaze items with dirty bottoms made it into the kilns. They will be unloaded either Thursday or Friday 😁

Hello Potters!

All three kilns are firing today with glaze and bisque-ware. A few pieces were not able to make it in the bisque firing, a few were not dry enough, but almost everything on the shelves made it in. Kilns will be unloaded either Thursday or Friday this week 🌼

I picked up 10 boxes of Ky Mudworks Iceman clay today. It is officially back in stock 🎉

A glaze and small bisque load are firing today and will be unloaded Thursday or Friday 😀

Glaze and bisque fire, kiln loads have both been unloaded Yesterday, March 10th.

Hello everyone!

All the kilns have been unloaded on February 24th. Help us make room by picking up your beautiful creations. 🏺

There was a lot to catch up on after my day off, but I now have all three kilns loaded and firing today. So, they will be unloaded Thursday or Friday. All bisque-ware that was dry enough to fire is in the kiln. I didn't have room for all of the glaze-ware, but most of what was on the shelves did get in. Whatever didn't make it today will definitely go in on Friday.

I want to apologize for the miscommunication about firing last week. I posted here that I had fired a bisque and glaze load last week, but it turns out I didn't actually start the bisque kiln 😅 Luckily, Rebecca started it on Thursday and it was unloaded yesterday by Noah.

Hello Potters! I fired kilns on Friday and TODAY. So, I unloaded what was fired Friday and and everything else that was on the shelves in the kiln room (both bisque and glaze) is currently in the kilns being fired. At the very latest, they will be unloaded on Friday. But, I anticipate Rebecca will get to it on Thursday for her class.

Also, I will be out of town on Friday. Noah will be coving Studio+ again (thanks, Noah!). That means I will not be firing on Friday. So the next firing after today will be next Tuesday 2/18 and unloaded later next week.

Please email me if ever have any questions!

amandajoy@fittoncenter.org

I fired another glaze and bisque load today! Almost everything on the shelves made it in. It will be out Friday if not unloaded by an instructor before I get to it.

I unloaded all three kilns this morning with lots of bisque and glazeware! I also loaded and fired two more loads of bisqueware today, but I’ll waiting until Tuesday to fire another glaze load.