Pit Firing and a Picnic

Treat your yourselves to a firing and a day out in a picturesque landscape with fellow creatives


Jumping Creek Designs
Jumping Creek Designs
5.0 (170)
4k followers

7 hours Class size 1 to 30 guests

$150 (Afterpay available)

Melbourne
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Craft
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Pottery
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Picnic Ideas
Pit firing is an ancient low firing method, used to turn clay pots in to ceramic. Modern Pit Firings are often constructed to produce highly decorative surfaces. Pit Fring can produce a spectrum of colours which are imparted in to the surface of the pots from the vapour from specific combustible materials and chemicals.
As implied in the name, pit firing is essentially a big wood fire which is traditionally done in a large hole in the ground. Jack our Firing Guru has professionally worked in the ceramic industry since the mid 1980s and has taken part and lead many different group firings such as Wood Firings, Raku Firings and of course Pit Firings.... he has even fired a clay house.
On the firing day you will arrive at Studio Nioka and be directed past the Anagama Kiln and Sculpture Garden, down to the meadow where you will meet Jack and discuss the placement of your pots in the pit. Everyone's pots will all be loaded promptly in to the pit and it will be time to start the firing!
The first hour or so of the firing will be action packed with stoking and motoring of the firing until the pit will be shut down to smoulder. Then it will be time to pull out your picnic rugs, boil the kettle and settle in.
Anyone who has creative energy to burn is welcome to get involved in making some 'Pit Protectors' more commonly known as 'Kiln Gods' to look after our pots while we relax. While the pots are simmering it will also be a good opportunity to roam the garden for inspiration and check out Studio Nioka and the Anagama Kiln.
After a good soak in the pit our pots will be ready to unload, we will all get involved in digging up the treasures from our pit and discover the results of your efforts. There will be a debrief about results and an opportunity to clean and treat the surfaces of your pots with different varnish, wax ect.
With a full belly, new friends, happy heart and beautiful pots under your arms it will be time to head home, until the next firing at Studio Nioka.
Add-on available for this class
  • Double my allocated number of pots for the pit ($60)
You can add these when you book (optional).
 
Knowledge required
You will need to have the means to make your pots ahead of the firing day
 
What you'll get
Space in the pit firing for either 1 pot 20cm x 20cm or 4 pots 10cm x 10cm
Pre-prepared Pit and Firing
A beautiful and unique decorative surface on your creations
A day out at Studio Nioka
What to bring
Pre-made, bisque fired and 'dressed' pots
Picnic equipment and food
Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity or hens party.

This experience would also be a cool gift for her, gift for mum or gift for couples.

Location

Studio Nioka - 105 Gumtree Road, Research VIC

The best route if driving is to turn off Research-Warrandyte rd on to Mount Pleasant rd, this will keep you off the dirt road

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Jumping Creek Designs
Jumping Creek Designs

5.0 (170)
4k followers

A young Naarm/Melbourne based ceramics studio that is a space for aspiring, novice and intermediate potters to create, learn, play, experiment and experience the joy and therapeutic benefits of working with your hands and creating forms through shaping, squeezing, pushing, pulling, rolling and pinching beautiful clay. Run by a bubbly, cheerful, passionate Melbourne girl, Tania Paradkar!
What we offer:
  • Two and a half hour wheel throwing "taster" course
  • Kids classes and workshops
  • Themed parties - Birthday parties, Hen's Parties, Corporate functions and more
  • Full day workshops - including 'Built A Pot For a Plant', Jewelry Making, Mask Masking and more
  • Eight-week wheel throwing classes
  • Eight-week wheel throwing and hand building classes

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