I am in College

I go to Carmarthen School of Art. On 19th March the college closed. But we have still had our normal lessons in Google Meet. This week is feedback week. I had First in my essay and my Professional Studies module. But 2:1 in my creative work. I study Ceramics and Jewellery. My lecturers explained that they were not allowed to award the grades we could have got. If college had been open I would have had a First. I do my creative work as I can at home. But I need a kiln for jewellery at 840 degrees. And ceramics at 1100 degrees. The oven in the kitchen gets to 250!

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CleverFunnyNameGoesHere · F

You can purchase small jewelry kilns from Amazon. Some are quite pricy and some are relatively cheap. Many of them will easily go up to the 1100 degrees you are looking for (very low fire? cone 022-ish if Fahrenheit and cone 1 if Celcius if I'm recalling my last ceramics class correctly?)

There are also "microwave jewelry kilns" that are supposed to be used for jewelry and super low fire clay. You would likely have better luck looking at kilns for glass fusing with the temperatures you are talking about.

And it is unfair for your professors to grade you on projects that you do not have the facilities to complete. I'm sorry for your frustration.

LilirWyddfa · F

@CleverFunnyNameGoesHere Actually thank you. My lecturers said yesterday that we probably will only be allowed back one day a week in September which is no way near enough! And I thought I got to get me jewellery tools so I can do everything I can at home. And you are right. Our kiln in the jewellery workshop goes to 840 degrees but it's the size of a microwave.

CleverFunnyNameGoesHere · F

@LilirWyddfa The "Microwave Kilns" I mentioned are just a type of ceramic container that goes in a household microwave and gets really hot without breaking. I've never used one of those so I can't give you any more information. But I had a coworker who swore by her small home Paragon kiln for jewelry.

LilirWyddfa · F

@CleverFunnyNameGoesHere Thank you so much. I never heard of that. I shall look into it. Without knowing it you have been so helpful!

Andy72 · M

Get your Dad to help build one.
You could use traditional methods and charcoal

LilirWyddfa · F

@Andy72 I been researching medieval tiles. There's a lot I can do at home! Just glazing and firing in our 2 metre distanced one day a week college.

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