Terrance Lazaroff on sun 3 feb 02
Sabra;
Look in the archives. The article is under pricing and it is called
"Pricing my Turn". It may help.
Terrance
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sabra Wood"
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Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 9:59 PM
Subject: Pricing for firing & glazes?
> Hi.
>
> A friend is opening his clay studio to advanced students one day a week.
>
> They supply their own clay & tools, and use his wheels.
>
> My friend won't be charging for these weekly sessions.
>
> Once work is finished, he will bisque their pots in his electric kiln,
provide
> glazes, and fire work to cone 10 reduction. His own work will be in each
firing.
>
> He wants to charge a fair price for the firings and glazes - probably
based on
> poundage. Since he supports his family solely through his pots, he needs
to recoup
> any additional costs through this pricing.
>
> If you have any experience with pricing for glazes and firings, please let
me know.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
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Sabra Wood on sun 3 feb 02
Hi.
A friend is opening his clay studio to advanced students one day a week.
They supply their own clay & tools, and use his wheels.
My friend won't be charging for these weekly sessions.
Once work is finished, he will bisque their pots in his electric kiln, provide
glazes, and fire work to cone 10 reduction. His own work will be in each firing.
He wants to charge a fair price for the firings and glazes - probably based on
poundage. Since he supports his family solely through his pots, he needs to recoup
any additional costs through this pricing.
If you have any experience with pricing for glazes and firings, please let me know.
Thanks!
Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild on mon 4 feb 02
There are several ways to approach this. Some studios charge for
kiln space based on square footage or volume. Another approach
is to require clay to be purchase through the studio, with enough
"mark-up" to cover the costs of glazes and firing. Many studios
also charge a basic membership fee.
As an example, here are firing rates from Fired Up Pottery, a studio
in Minneapolis:
RATES
Firing Membership Fees*
1 Month - $48
3 Month - $108
6 Month - $144
12 Month - $216
Bisque Firing (Cone 06)
$3 per square foot
* Add $1 per item over 9" tall but under 12" tall
* Add $2 per item over 12" tall but under 18" tall
* Over 18": Add $2 + $0.75 per inch over 18" per item
Glaze Firing (Cone 10 Reduction)*
$8 per square foot
* Add $2 per item over 9" tall but under 12" tall
* Add $4 per item over 12" tall but under 18" tall
* Over 18" : Add $4 + $1.50 per inch over 18" per item
For more information, visit their website at:
http://www.firedupstudios.com/firing.htm
>Hi.
>
>A friend is opening his clay studio to advanced students one day a week.
>
>They supply their own clay & tools, and use his wheels.
>
>My friend won't be charging for these weekly sessions.
>
>Once work is finished, he will bisque their pots in his electric kiln, provide
>glazes, and fire work to cone 10 reduction. His own work will be
>in each firing.
>
>He wants to charge a fair price for the firings and glazes - probably based on
>poundage. Since he supports his family solely through his pots, he
>needs to recoup
>any additional costs through this pricing.
>
>If you have any experience with pricing for glazes and firings,
>please let me know.
>
>Thanks!
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Bob Nicholson
Webmaster, Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild
http://www.ovcag.org/
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