Bloomfield, Prince Edward County

Bring it bone dry. Pick it up fired.

Dorothy is a 16.5 cubic foot, three-zone kiln for potters working at scale. Reserve a shelf in the monthly community firing, or take the whole kiln on your own schedule.

B&W 35mm · Dorothy in the studio, wide, lid closed
FIG. 01 · The studio, Bloomfield

Two ways to fire with us

01 / COMMUNITY FIRINGS

Reserve a shelf, last weekend of the month

You share the load with other artists and pay by the shelf. Best for small batches, tests and one-offs.

QUARTER, HALF OR FULL SHELF
FROM $14 BISQUE · $20 GLAZE

Reserve a shelf
02 / FULL KILN RENTALS

Take the whole kiln, on your schedule

A dedicated firing, with a custom ramp or hold if your work needs one. Best for production runs and larger pieces.

BOOK 48 HOURS AHEAD
24–48 HOUR TURNAROUND

Check open dates

The instrument

Cone Art 4227D

Three zones are controlled separately, so the top of the load fires like the bottom. She’s roughly six times the size of the next rental kiln in the County.

CHAMBER
16.5 cu ft
ZONES
3
TURNAROUND
24–48 h
SHELF
21" D-halves
B&W · lid open, loaded shelves, from above
FIG. 05 · Loaded for a community firing

Pricing snapshot

Full rate card

Half shelf, bisque

$28

Half shelf, glaze

$40

Full kiln, bisque

$215

Full kiln, cone 6 glaze

$295

CAD, BEFORE HST · $20 MINIMUM PER COMMUNITY DROP-OFF

The name

She came home in the back of a pickup, and through the cab window she looked exactly like the storm chasers’ radar pod in Twister.

Read the full story
B&W · the truck bed, seen through the cab window

Next community firing

 

Full kiln rentals need 48 hours’ notice.

Reserve a shelfRent the full kiln