Packing and Delivering your Greenware

We wanted to offer a few tips for transporting your greenware to the studio for firing! While it isn’t rocket science, there are definitely some precautions to take in order to make sure all your wares make it out alive.

When transporting your wares, you can use towels, newspaper or bubble wrap to gently wrap your pieces and place them in a box or some sort of container. The more padding the better. Pad the bottom of the box for when you hit those bumpy Richmond roads, and make sure none of your pots are touching to ensure they don’t bang against one another on their road trip. If your work is already bone dry, be extra careful. Greenware should be slightly less fragile.

Be careful of the rims, as that’s where pieces tend to be the most dry and fragile. You may be able to leave the rims exposed with packing material surrounding them.

You want to pack your work tightly… but not too tight. If they’re packed too tight the pressure could crack your wares. Be mindful of handles and where theyre placed!

Fill any empty space with more packing material so your pieces don’t roll around. We don’t recommend stacking unless your wares are sturdy ( aka very thick ) and the piece being stacked on top is separated with padding and is much lighter weight. If you must stack, make sure there is not wiggle room for the pieces to roll around. A tiny vase inside of a bowl should be just fine.

You likely won’t need a lid on the box as long as you can ensure nothing will fall on top of it.

Once you get to the studio, unpack your work and place it on the ware boards on the table out front. We’ll bring everything inside for firing once they’re bone dry! Be sure to take all of your packing materials with you!!

Safe Travels!