Fired Once for Strength

When a piece has fully dried out, it becomes bone dry. Only when a piece is bone dry is it truly ready to be fired in a kiln to be transformed into bisqueware.

A piece is at its most delicate stage when it becomes bone dry, it becomes brittle and chalky to the touch, easily dissolvable with just water. Yet, this is precisely when we place them into the kiln and fire them to 1945 degrees Farenheit. This first firing is a slow process that can take up to an entire day to reach peak temperature.

This bisque fire transforms the piece, causing it to harden and shrink in a thermal process which makes it stronger and extremely more durable. At this stage in the manufacturing process, the pieces are not food-safe quality yet, a second firing with glaze is needed for this.