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Northcote Pottery Supplies
Phone: +61 3 9387 3911
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25.01.2022 #Repost from @vipooart who has come up with this great idea to promote potters to sell their work and use the proceeds of the sales toward supporting fellow potters. The ability for potters and ceramic artists to earn their usual income has been greatly affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. The time has come for us to help each other through this difficult time. Building on the success of Clay For Australia, we would like to offer a way to keep sales happening CLAY FO...R CLAY COMMUNITY, @clayforclaycommunity #clayforclaycommunity. Its simple and anyone can take part. Heres how: 1. Post images of the ceramic work you wish to sell on your Instagram account. 2. Up to 5 ceramic works for sale can be posted at any one time. 3. Give details of the work size, materials and price. Be sure to note that postage is extra. 4. Include #clayforclaycommunity as one of your hashtags. 5. Add this work is part of @clayforclaycommunity yforclaycommunity in your post. 6. Ask for anyone interested to direct message (DM) you. 7. Keep an eye on your comments so as to give prompt attention to the possible sale. 8. Negotiate the additional fee for postage depending on their location. 9. Make a sale and keep the payment. 10. When you have sold 5 works, pay it forward by spending 20% of your sales on another artists work who is also using #clayforclaycommunity. 11. Be sure to follow #clayforclaycommunity and @clayforclaycommunity
24.01.2022 During his (at home) residency Marks aim was to explore the vessel with an emphasis on refinement of form. Mark was especially interested in creating larger forms, through stacking multiple smaller items together. Pictured are various forms drying, captured by @thrownandfired
24.01.2022 Clay headed out into the world. Clay can still be purchased in store, over the phone on (03) 9387 3911 or via [email protected]
24.01.2022 This Amaco mid-fire glaze its a perfect moody blue. Pictured here on Keane Mid Fire 33 Lumina Mid Fire Chris Mid Fire Speckle... Lumina Stoneware See more
22.01.2022 As we head into these cooler months we would just like to remind you that all work dropped off to be bisque fired needs to be 100% bone dry! Ideally work should be left to slowly dry for 3-4 weeks, sometimes longer in winter. The bigger the piece, or the more joins, the longer the drying time. If you arent sure if your creation is dry, leave it on a piece of paper over night, and if the paper buckles when you remove the object, it isnt yet dry and will require more drying ...time. We would hate for the pieces you have laboured over to explode in the kiln and damage other peoples work in the process. Some things to keep in mind when drying work is the location shelves, sills and benches which are near windows or doors are always going to create problems with uneven drying. Work will become too hot on one side in sunny weather, too cold on one side in cool weather or too dry on one side in windy weather. Dramatic difference in the temperature/drying within a piece of work only means TROUBLE. Also consider what surface you are drying you work on, Pottery is ideally dried on cement sheet or timber boards, NOT laminex, glass or plastic sheets which will not allow any drying on the bottom surface of a work and subsequently create cracking problems as the work dries and tries to shrink. Most clays shrink by at least 5% from the wet to dry stage.
22.01.2022 Please note we will be closed next Monday 9th June for the Queens Birthday Public Holiday.
21.01.2022 We're looking for new passionate and skilled tutors to join our team! In particular we're looking for good wheel throwers with great communication skills. For more info and where to apply please visit https://forms.gle/NNysGBKwr1DPaf4w9
20.01.2022 We are running some ONLINE LEARNING workshops via zoom. Head to the workshops page on our website to find out more about individual workshops or to book a spot. https://www.northcotepotterysupplies.com.au//ed/workshops/
19.01.2022 Only 2 weeks into her residency and Madeleine Thornton-Smith has been super productive. #NPSresident Repost @madsielouise New shell moulds Ive been working on during the first two weeks of my three-month residency at @northcotepotterysupplies... I became interested in casting shells during my residency last year in Barranco, Lima at @cottodesigns and while working on a collaborative exhibition with the extraordinary jewellery artist @katherine_hubble for our show at @alternatingcurrentartspace The first moulds are of shells from a Japanese restaurant @izakayajiro serving scallops - I asked to take them home! The second mould is of a shell my grandmother used to use as a soap dish in her bathroom - in the house I now live in.
19.01.2022 Please note that we will be closed this Saturday 25th April due to the Anzac Day public holiday.
17.01.2022 Attention students who had a booking for Term 2, we have emailed you to advise you of our plan of action in light of the Covid-19 situation. If you have enrolled into a six week course for Term 2 and havent received an email, please get in touch with our education coordinator via email [email protected] so we can keep you in the loop.
16.01.2022 In light of the new restrictions put in place by the Victorian Government we sadly are unable to provide our Studio Access space, however our retail space and firing service remain open Monday-Friday 9.00-5.00 or Saturday 9.00-4.00.
15.01.2022 Repost from @ahimsabowl who is making the most of working from home during the lockdown. My safe space to unwind, relax and create. My natural habitat ... Photography by @sraophoto #homestudio #humblebeginnings #potterywheel #wheelthrowing #ceramics #therapy #selfcare #metime #creativity #creativephotography #arttherapy #bordercollie #homedecor #bordercolliesofinstagram #poc #selfexploration #pocartists #clayart #dogsofinstagram #slowliving #mindfulness
15.01.2022 We are sorry to say we are closed to the public today. We will back at 9am Thursday 12th as usual.
15.01.2022 7 days to clear the shelves! As we return to *almost* normal trading, we need to clear the general firing shelves to make room for more work! If you dropped off any items for firing prior to the Stage-4 lockdown, please come and reunite yourself with your pieces. We will be discarding all work that was fired PRIOR to the Stage-4 restrictions this Friday the 20th November.... Head to @npskilns on Instagram to see images of work remaining to be collected.
14.01.2022 We have upgraded to these hi-tech sanitising stations for all who enter our space! We are still limiting the number of customers in store, and are in the process of confirming the details of how and when we will resume our Studio Access space. Stay tuned for updates here, or by joining our Mailing List. We cant wait to get things running (almost) as usual again.
14.01.2022 We are so excited to have our new and improved online store and website up and running! We have spent the recent quiet time slowly working away to add almost all of our retail products online, and we are happy to be able to make our products available to all Australian & NZ customers to peruse and purchase from the comfort of their homes or studios. We appreciate your patience while we fine tune any issues with the website and finish updating our education section with upcoming classes.
14.01.2022 Today is the beginning of our second Studio Access Artist in Residence for 2020. We are so happy to have Madeline Thornton-Smith working with us for the next 12 weeks. Madeline will be using her residency to focus on the development of some functional ware, after having spent the last few years making exhibition work. We look forward to seeing how her practice evolves during this time. Images courtesy of @madsielouise
13.01.2022 While its been sad to not be able to have our Studio Artist in Residence working in our space, weve been able to catch a glimpse of what Mark has been up to when dropping work off to be fired. Repost @thrownandfired As I dropped of some more vases to be bisque fired, it was with a bit of a shock that I realised Im now more than half way through my residency at @northcotepotterysupplies ... Ive been having a full on experience, experimenting with new forms and combinations. This has of course let to a few failures as well as many successes. Its just as well clay can be recycled! Who knows what the second half of my residency will bring? #artistinresidence #vases #1000vases #wheelthrownpottery #australianceramics #pottery #ceramics #potterywheel
11.01.2022 Have you got your lockdown project sorted? Northcote Pottery Supplies has you covered. We are selling a Pottery Starter Kit for only $35 instore, or $53 including delivery to Melbourne Metro areas (Post Codes 3000 to 3207) through our online store.... Included in each clay kit is your choice of one of the following Northcote Pottery Supplies 10kg bags of clay: either PS2000, PS3010, WEB or RHB plus a handbuilding starter kit including: A small sponge, wire cutter, cutting needle, steel kidney, rubber kidney and a boxwood tool.
11.01.2022 Just a reminder that we will be closed for the duration of the Easter Long Weekend. Well be back Tuesday at 9am.
11.01.2022 We are happy to partner with @heidemoma again in conjunction with their current Clay Challenge. Northcote Pottery Supplies is offering any one bag of our PS2000, PS3010, WEB or RHB for only $10 for a limited time only. (Usually $13.70) Discount available when mentioning the Heide Clay Challenge. Limit 1 bag per customer. Clay can be purchased instore, over the phone on (03) 9387 3911 or via email [email protected]. So wonderful for Heide to provide a fun at... home challenge to keep you inspired in what we all hope is the tail end of isolation. See their website for further details and prizes! Repost @heidemoma We have a new Heide at Home challenge for you! Using clay or play dough make a vessel of any shape or size in the style of one of the Heide collection works featured here. Each week we will select the best creative submissions to post on Instagram and at the end of the month a winner will be chosen, who will receive a one-year Heide membership and the catalogue from An Idea Needing to Be Madean exhibition featured at Heide last year focusing on the vessel form. Photograph your work and submit it to [email protected]. Please let us know if you are in the over 18 or under 18 category and which collection work inspired you. Remember to share your creations on instagram using the hashtag #heideathome. Head to the Heide at Home page of our website for all of the details (link in bio) Happy sculpting! #heideathome #heideclaychallenge #heidecircle #ceramics #heidemoma
10.01.2022 Custom order moulds drying in todays glorious sunshine. Northcote Pottery Supplies has a variety of moulds available to order. Orders must be placed directly with our retail staff and a minimum of one week is required for moulds to be made for pick up. If we are shipping moulds to you, the turnaround time is longer, as moulds need to be dried prior to shipping. ... Check out our range of moulds via our website- under the pottery supplies tab.
10.01.2022 So wonderful having Studio Access available again (at a reduced capacity) bookings are available via our website.
07.01.2022 We are VERY excited to be able to reopen our Studio Access space. We will be doing things a little bit differently to ensure the space is safe for all to use. All bookings will need to be made online, and our website details all of the processes we will be following. We will be To make a booking, head to the Studio Access tab on our website. We will be adding spots weekly for the time being.
07.01.2022 We have your kiln needs covered! Check out our extensive range of @nabertherm kilns on our website or come see them in-store. For more info, email [email protected]
07.01.2022 Spring is coming, which actually just means summer is coming, and summer = berry season. Join us for a 1.5 hour ONLINE LEARNING workshop via ZOOM and learn how to make your own ceramic strainer and bowl, under the guidance of tutor Madeleine Thornton-Smith. Pre-purchase one of our pottery starter kits so you can follow along at home. ... The class will run from 3.30-5.00 this Thursday 3rd September. https://www.northcotepotterysupplies.com.au//online-learn/
07.01.2022 Due to popular demand we are now selling a discounted Pottery Starter Kit for $33.00 which includes: Your choice of ONE of the following Northcote Pottery Supplies 10kg bags of clay: Either PS200, PS3010, WEB or RHB... Along with a handbuilding pottery tool starter kit including: A small sponge, wire cutter, cutting needle, steel kidney, rubber kidney and a boxwood modelling tool. Available for purchase instore, or we can post for extra.
05.01.2022 A big order of clay waiting to be collected by #NPSregular and 2019 artist in residence @pey_chi Products can be ordered over the phone on (03) 9387 3911, via email [email protected] or through our online store. Items can be posted to you or select local pick up at checkout on our webstore for a quick and contactless shopping experience.
05.01.2022 Our retail space and firing service remain open to the public. You can visit us Monday-Friday 9.00-5.00 and Saturday 9.00-4.00. The kiln is loaded every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Unfortunately our Studio Access space and Education Program remain on hold for the time being. We look forward to being able to have you work in our studio space and attend classes and workshops when restrictions are lifted and it is safe to do so.
05.01.2022 Tune into Clay Cam tomorrow at 12.30pm, we will be going LIVE on Instagram and featuring our kiln technician Rose, who will answer your questions about our firing service, and demonstrate the tetris-skills required to pack our kilns. Follow us @northcotepotterysupplies to tune in!
05.01.2022 Keeping warm in front the kilns. Head to @npskilns for updates on whats coming out of the kiln every Monday, Wednesday & Friday.
05.01.2022 We are thrilled to announce that our firing service and retail space will resume tomorrow, Wednesday 28th October from 9am, Please note that you MUST fill out a form on our website prior to dropping off your pieces for firing. This can be found under the Firing & Studio tab on our website. Our retail space will return to the regular hours of Monday-Friday 9.00-5.00 and Saturday 9.00-4.00, however please note that there will be a limit of 5 customers allowed in store at any on...e time. Thank you all for your patience during this period, and we can't wait to see you all again soon! --
04.01.2022 *ATTENTION ALL BRT USERS* We know that BRT is beautiful clay, and it looks so lovely once its been high fired, but sadly BRT wreaks havoc to our kiln shelves. During the second firing, the trachyte tends to melt and stick to the shelves, resulting in heavy damage, requiring our kiln technician to grind the shelves clean after each firing. To eliminate this, we are asking all general firing service users who are working with BRT to please make some setters to sit your work on... when being glaze fired to help protect the shelves, and your pieces. Kiln setters protect the kiln shelf from glaze runs and contamination. Setters can be made out of any clay body that is the same firing temperature as the clay you are using. For example for BRT that is being fired to a stoneware temperature, we ask that you make your own kiln setters from a basic stoneware clay such as PS3010. Kiln setters should cover the surface area of the kiln that your piece will encompass. You can create a flat sheet that is bigger than your item to sit the BRT piece on when firing. You will need to bisque fire your setter before using it in a stoneware firing. If your piece is really large, you can always make a few smaller setters to elevate your piece. Image 1 & 2 Damaged kiln shelf. Image 3 Our kiln tech arose, grinding damaged shelves Image 4 example of some basic setters.
04.01.2022 Term 1 students who still need to collect your pieces, work can be collected Monday-Friday 9.00-5.00 and Saturday 9.00-4.00. One of our retail staff will be able to show you where your pieces are located.
04.01.2022 Due to the limitations of not being able to work in the space at NPS, and having his wheel for only a set duration of time, Mark has spent the majority of his residency focusing on throwing, and will have 40 completed vases by the end of his residency. Mark has said he will allow himself time once the residency ends to focus his attention on the glazing of work produced, and planning how to bring his vessels more to life. His initial glazing thoughts are tending to stick to the black/grey/white palette for some of the forms with angles.
04.01.2022 As well as being closed on Monday for the Queens birthday public holiday, we will also be closed to the public on Tuesday 9th June for our annual stocktake. We appreciate your understanding while we count alllll the clay, tools, glazes, raw material and more.
04.01.2022 Underglaze is formulated to hold a line- so if you want detailed, decorative patterns or illustrations this is the product for you! Underglazes can be applied to greenware or after your piece has been bisque fired. Shop our range of coloured underglazes via our online store: https://www.northcotepotterysupplies.com.au///underglazes/
04.01.2022 Northcote Pottery Supplies is currently looking for a new retail manager 5 days a week as well as a retail assistant 4 days a week. If you have a sound knowledge of the ceramic process plus retail experience and you thrive in a busy environment, this might be the job for you! Please send a cover letter and CV addressed to Aly via [email protected] outlining your experience. A position description can be supplied on request.
03.01.2022 Term 3 update! We are finalising our Term 3 program and hope to announce the schedule by the end of June and release spots for sale. For updates you can follow us here or join our Mailing List. Term 3 is due to run from 20th July-27th August. Students whose enrollment has been retained from Term 2, we will be sending out an email update next week.
03.01.2022 We are so excited to have fully entered the internet age, and announce that SMALLpieces our retail gallery is FINALLY online! We will continue to add more pieces over the coming weeks, but please do have a peak at the beautiful array of work available for purchase made by local artists. Head to: https://www.northcotepotterysupplies.com.au//retail-galle/ to see the range.
02.01.2022 Decorating starter kit
02.01.2022 It is our Studio Artist in Residence Mark Farrars @the ownandfired final week of his residency. Sadly Mark only managed to have a few weeks working within our Studio Space before the Covid-19 restrictions came into place. Mark was happily able to adapt to working from home, with a wheel we provided to him and managed to produce a large volume of work from the confines of his tiny laundry. This week we will be sharing some of his revelations and outcomes.... #NPSresidency
02.01.2022 Northcote Pottery Supplies is now selling a Decorating Starter Kit. The kit includes the Pro Golden Liner & Sumi Brush, along with your choice of black, white, bud green, turquoise or ultramarine underglaze. Perfect for experimenting with surface decoration on unfired or bisque fired items.
01.01.2022 In accordance with stage-4 restrictions, Northcote Pottery Supplies online store remains open 24/7. Our retail staff will be busy packing your orders for shipping or click & collect. whilst adhering to strict hygiene measures. Our retail space is now closed to the public for the next six weeks. But we are still here to answer any questions, concerns or chat about pottery. Please get in touch! Our team is here to help via phone or email.... Due to the rapidly changing nature of Covid-19, our plans may change too, and we will keep you updated on any changes to operation via our newsletter and Instagram.
