Our wild clay journey continues! It’s time to warm the pieces, build the fires, and see who survives the fire — We’ll start a primary fire to build a solid coal bed and then run as many rounds as needed to get everyone’s pieces through (as long as the weather cooperates).
Location: RSVP for address (Broken Arrow, OK)
RSVP/Questions:
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Plan:
• 12:00 PM — Arrivals, coffee, warming first pieces by the fire
• 12:30 PM → Firing cycles begin; we’ll continue for a few hours
• Marshmallows + hot chocolate (which may or may not look like clay slurry) on standby ☕🍢
Caring for Your Pieces Until Firing Day
• Keep pieces on foam board (or other porous surface) to dry slowly.
• Wrap in plastic at first; if drying too slowly, loosen or remove the covering.
• Cover thinner areas so they dry more evenly with thicker sections.
• Bowls: once firm enough to support their own weight, consider drying upside down so rims don’t dry too fast.
• When leather-hard, refine edges and burnish/polish with a smooth stone.
• Morning of Oct 12: cheek test — if it still feels cool, put in the oven on the lowest setting for 1–2 hours. Being bone dry is critical to help prevent cracking.
What to Bring
• Camp chair (optional)
• Your bone dry clay creation
Missed Part One?
If you didn’t make the first meetup and want to participate, email us — we can likely arrange for you to pick up clay, build at home, and bring a piece to fire.
Weather Note
This is an outdoor event and weather-permitting. We’ll post any delays or rescheduling updates.
Also check out other Meetups in Broken Arrow.
