Our friendly studio is where anyone can explore their artistic side and make lasting memories. What is Paint the Earth? Paint the Earth is a retail store where you can paint your own ceramics. It's a great social activity – you can chat while you paint or enjoy individual time-out while creating a unique ceramic piece. All instruction, paints, design ideas and painting tools are supplied so you can relax back and enjoy creating. You leave your work of art with us to glaze and fire ready for you to collect in 4-5 days. Is Paint the Earth just for kids? Certainly not! We have people of all ages who love to come and paint. We have stencils, designs to trace, shaped sponges and design books to give you ideas on what to paint on your ceramic piece. When can we take the painted ceramic piece home? The firing process takes about 5 days during which time:
The piece is left to dry over-night
It is glazed and left to dry again
The glaze is then hand finished and the piece loaded into the kiln
The firing is a 24 hour cycle by the time the kiln reaches it's full heat and then cooled slowly (for best results);
The piece is then unloaded from the kiln and checked for any cracks or abnormalities which are all part of the "nature of ceramics"
Your piece is then matched to the description on your docket and wrapped ready for pick-up.
