Fired Up San Clemente

Use our clay, tools, kiln, paints, and glazes at Fired Up ceramics studio to create a masterpiece. If you so much as walk thru our door you are an Artist. We will give you the means to enjoy your day inside or outside our historic home location. Create one day and then return another to paint your project.  If you have never worked with clay before we have experienced artists willing to hold private lessons for an affordable rate, just call for an appointment 949-498-3929. These lovely ladies opted for outdoor fun at our tent covered picnic tables. Summer FUN just got better..Fired Up style!!!

Have an old dish or fancy pattern and want to create a ceramic replica? Call me today to set up an appointment to roll out and hand make your creation at Fired Up 949-498-3929.  These ladies brought in a broken ceramic and the plastic dish it was created from and went to work in the studio. Using raw clay and my tools they hand built the dish, Fired Up bisque & glaze fired it, and they painted their masterpiece.  If only I could see the woman’s face who they are giving it to…what a magnificent job they did together, Mother and Daughter!!!

Kudos Kasey and Deborah, for your first time I am impressed!

Here we add Michael, also Age 4, to the clay session with Alex.  Looks like FUN to me! Schedule your next Mommy & Me play date or better yet Mom’s Night Out 949-498-3929

Thought a visual was necessary for the FUN with clay and water my new Friend Alex had at Fired Up last week!  Notice her focus and well contained clay mess on her working board.  Kid Friendly is what the “Smart and Good lady” at Fired Up says life and ceramic studios should be!

***Thanks for the props Alex I will continue to be Smart and Good at what I do at FU!!! It was a pleasure meeting you and when you are older I will share some of your mom and my stories…some of them

Age 4=excited to do new things, loves getting their creative thing on, and sharp tools make it ALLLL the better!!! Lil Alex had a blast rolling out her clay, pressing her own hand into the clay, and using the cutting tool to cut out her shape.  If we had been paying more attention to her and not the fact that us “Girls” hadn’t seen each other since High School…we may still have that memorable masterpiece! A lot of water mixed with a strong desire to cut anything and everything with her cutting tool made for a FUN activity.  Luckily Miss Sarah got her clay rolled out and cut and got all 4 of her friends’ kids clay impressions!!!  FYI If you are reading this and have children…they are is GOOD hands when we design and press your lil ones hands/feet into clay! Please call and make an appointment today, create a lasting memory of those precious creatures before they are as BIG as you! 949-498-3929 or email FiredUpSanClemente@sbcglobal.net

Have a group of friends with babies that would like to PLAY with CLAY???  Call Sarah at 949-498-3929 to schedule a date and time.  How about in the morning when the babies are fresh and the coffee is hot!  Hand prints in clay can be a great gift or personal keepsake.  Our first clay session will be rolling out and designing your masterpiece (you are an artist the moment you cross my threshold).  Fired UP will bisque fire your piece, then you & baby & friends gather once more for painting FUN!  Our kid friendly studio is ready for your toddler to taunt our shelves with their curiosity…no worries here please feel welcome.  There are a slew of toys to play with and bikes to ride.  My kids both grew up in the studio, it doesn’t get any more kid safe and cozy than at Fired Up San Clemente!  Mom’s Groups may like to consider your next Outing to be held at our Ole Hanson house.  Or better yet, your next Mom’s Night Out…oh ya wine, cheese, and ceramics…doesn’t get any better than that??!!  Hope to see you and yours sooner than later!

Clay Play at its BEST!!!  Kate and Sheridan have been taking my clay classes for nearly 5 years. Their mom, Chi, has watched and supported the girls’ creative experiences but this last session was a little different.  This time Mama Chi got her hands dirty!  She hand built the replica Bearded Dragon without the real thing to model.  Not bad for her first time, eh??!!  She did bring her inspiration in to match the colors but structurally it was by memory!  Looks like artistic nature runs in the family!  GREAT job Girls I can’t wait to see what comes next!!

Kim and Melissa created this mobile for their San Clemente home.  Together they designed, rolled out their clay, stamped, and cut out their shapes, painted each piece, and assembled after glaze firing.  Didn’t they do an AWESOME job??!!  By the way this was their FIRST time ever working with clay!  You girls ROCK!!!