Website updated on 4/1/2023
Richmond's
Community Pottery
2217 W. Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia • 804-915-9640 • info@rosewoodpottery.com
Pottery Services
Materials
Rosewood Pottery Studio
We are distributors for
Dirty Girls Tools
Highwater Clays
Speedball Art Products including Glazes,
Underglazes, Pottery Wheels & Access.
We make our OWN Cone 6 Studio Glazes.
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Raw Materials
We stock and sell a variety of raw materials for glaze & clay making.
Please email us so we have some lead time to prepare your order.
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Glaze Recipe Service
We offer a glaze recipe weigh and mix service for those recipes you just gotta have or try! Email for details.
See samples of OUR glazes.
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Clay
We stock and use various cone 6 clay bodies manufactured by Highwater Clay and Standard Ceramics.
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Rosewood Pottery Studio is Richmond's only full-service ceramics studio. We offer a full range of services including studio space, an open studio option and firing services. We are also available for private parties, including kid's birthday parties.
Independent Study
Our Independent Study option allows the use of our instructional studios for throwing or hand-building. Independent Study clients can keep their tools at the studio and store their work on shelves in the instructional area. Because you are working out of Rosewood Pottery Studio, you receive a discount on firing services. Please see Firing Services below for comparison and additional information.
Firing rates for Independent Study Clients:
Bisque/lb. - $1.15
Glaze/lb - Cone 6 - $1.30*
Glaze/lb - Cone 10 - $1.45
*The use of our cone 6 dipping glazes is included with this option.
Independent Study clients are expected to have a clay knowledge base that allows them to work primarily on their own. The Independent Study option is not suitable for production potters or those who are producing a large body of work.
Independent Study Fee: $295 for an 8 weeks, plus clay, plus firing. Cycle beginning on Sunday.
To be considered for Independent Study, please email us for an application and to schedule an appointment.
Firing Services
Firing Services in our electric kilns are available for people who are not otherwise studio clients. Firing Services are available through the purchase of a pre-paid firing card as outlined in the Firing Fee Schedule.
Download Firing Fee Schedule PDF.
Firing with Rosewood Pottery Studio is primarily measured by weight.
However, we reserve the right to apply the following surcharges if applicable:
1. Minimum firing weight/charge is .25lb.
2. Flat Fee - large flat and/or multiple flat pieces.
3. Cubic foot surcharge re: very large or unusually shaped pieces.
Most firing is completed within one to two weeks with the exception of very large pieces which may take longer. We will let you know beforehand if we are unable to fire a large piece within a two week time period.
Periodically firing fees are adjusted, please be sure to obtain a printout of the current fee schedule when you visit the studio.
Clay Dates
Clay dates are small intimate groups that want to experience pottery but not take a class. Bring your friends and family, your spouse or your significant other, schedule a clay date and spend 2 hrs. with our pottery instructor.
Rate: $60/person plus $15/person for handling and firing. The pottery instructor will demonstrate each step of the process and offer one on one instruction. Each participant will receive the finished piece they've created. And the group receives the demo piece as a gift.
Available times: Sunday a.m.
Other times may be available upon request.
Contact Rosewood Pottery for more information.