Supplies included
Please only use supplies from our art container: detail and regular brushes, yellow sponge (to wipe off mistakes or unwanted glaze), round painting sponge, glaze containers, water cup to wash brushes
Set up your painting area
Wash your hands to make sure hands are clean and free of any oils. Pick a clean surface (away from food and paints (such as acrylic, oil, etc.) and place the provided placemat on your painting area. Fill up the spill-proof container with clean water. Grab a few paper towels to wipe your brushes and hands. Do not use baby wipes or any kind of wipes on the pieces as they contain oils, which repel the glazes from pottery.
Begin with your background color, or your lightest color
You can put darker glaze on top of lighter glaze, but lighter glaze on top of darker glaze won’t show once your piece is fired.
Paint at least TWO good coats of color to get an opaque finish
A “good” coat is a nice, even layer of glaze with no lumps or drips. Make sure your brush is moist, but not dripping water, for the smoothest application. If you are hearing scraping sounds as you’re painting, your brush is too dry.
Cleaning brushes and sponges
Rinse brushes and sponges in the water in between colors. Get the excess water out with paper towels.
Let your glaze dry between coats
Watch it turn from wet, to damp, to dry and matte. Use the time between coats to paint other parts of your piece – for example, if you’re painting a mug, let the outside dry while you paint the inside. On mugs, the handle should be the last thing you paint.
Paint EVERYTHING!
Paint the inside, the outside, the bottom, absolutely everything on the piece! Make sure you leave no white spots. If you want something to be white, please paint it with white glaze.
Signing your piece
Be sure to leave your initials or something else on your piece to let us know it’s YOURS! Use your smallest brush and use one of the included glazes to sign your piece.
Do NOT use anything not included in the provided kit to sign your piece, such as pen, pencil, marker, sharpie, metallic paints, etc.
Get CREATIVE and have FUN!
Return ALL supplies
When bringing back the pottery, please include all supplies. If you choose to keep it, there will be a $15 supply charge billed to your account at drop off.
Drop-Off Instructions
Keep in mind, whichever studio you drop off your Pottery to Go, that is the studio where you will be picking up your completed order(s).
Upon drop-off, please have your name and phone number written on the inside of the bag. (especially if dropping off outside the studio)
Wilton Studio:
Address --
Wilton River Park Center
5 River Rd.
Wilton, CT 06897
Phone --
203-762-6220
Business Hours Drop-Off --
12:00-6:00PM (Mon-Fri); 11:00AM-6:00PM (Sat-Sun)
After Hours Drop-Off --
Leave bag(s) in the outdoor pottery bin, located right outside the studio door.
Make sure it has your name and phone number written on the inside of the bag.
Fairfield Studio:
Address --
SPORTSPLEX@Fairfield
85 Mill Plain Rd., Bldg L
Fairfield, CT 06824
Phone --
203-292-3659
Drop-Off Info --
Leave bag(s) on the wire shelf with “Drop-Off”, located next to the studio (in the main lobby).
Make sure it has your name and phone number written on the inside of the bag.
SPORTSPLEX is generally open from 9:00AM-9:00PM daily.
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Disclaimer: We are not liable or provide any refunds if your piece explodes in the kiln if you do not follow these instructions. Using outside paints or brushes, and wipes, could cause your piece to explode in the kiln and impact other clients' pieces.
If we find that outside paints, inks, etc were used on your piece(s) upon returning pottery to us, we can refuse to fire your pottery. In that situation, your piece(s) will be returned to you unfired and we will not issue you a refund for failure to follow our instructions.
Following these procedures will help to make sure your pieces come out of the kiln in one piece. It is our goal to provide the best possible customer service to our clients.
