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Our Basement Hobby Ceramic Workshop

Agnestelle of Whitewood rivaled most of the brick and mortar ceramic shops in our area.

Sadly, our shop had to close due to the passing of "Granma Ceramics" and then most of her exclusive Friday Night Ceramic Club's members, several years later.

For this reason, we would like to pass her legacy on to those who would like to continue our mom's legacy. Contact us if you are interested, at: agnestelle@studio14k.com and cite "Interested in Contnuing Her Legacy" in the subject. We will reply to you within a day. Please provide your telephone number. Photos of the shop are in the gallery.

Our gallery consists of those in our archive. As soon as we can organize the shop, we will be taking loading newer ones. In the meantime, if you would like a tour of our shop, please contact us at the above email, citing "Request Appointment to Tour," in the subject line.

We use the word "paint" below as a collective term due to the various types available. For example there are glazes, underglazes, oil and water based stains, sealers, wax resist and speciality items that look like snow, speckles, marble, sandstone, etc. Check our Jargon link that describes these different types of "paints."

Contents of the shop includes 95% of the beautiful samples our family created, a 32” 240 V. kiln with vented lid, automatic shutoff and a 6" extension ring. There is also quite a bit of kiln “furniture (shelves, posts, stilts) as well as firing cones, kiln wash, etc. The samples not included are our own house decorations we store in the basement.

There are approximately 150 plaster molds left including Duncan Zodiac ones that are still popular today and a large Christmas tree as well as smalerl ones, snow babies, hanging ornaments, chess sets, teddy bear banks, baby items, wedding plates, bases, holiday items, etc.

All bisque items are meticulously cleaned, fired to cone 5, 1800 F. and ready to paint. There are no unfired pieces (greenware). White finished porcelain bisque, fired to 2300 F. is included for chalking or China painting or even glazing.

There are cases of all types of glaze and speciality glazes, both water and oil based stains, along with the shop paints used in classes along with gallons of popular fired glazed, liquid porcelain and stoneware. Also included are chalks, China paints fired on mother of pearls as well as other overgrazes. Most of the paints are still viable or can be reconstituted.

This hobby ceramic shop comes with everything for chalking or China painting on whiteware (fired porcelain), glass sagging, glazing (fired), staining (no fire), clay sculpting, flower making, decorating with fired on (1300-1500 F.) 22k gold / white gold / copper accents and Mother of Pearl over glazes and includes 3-ring binders of fire-on decals (transfers) for decorating fired glazed pieces. Literature is included that show suggestions for decorating as well as mold catalogs.

Supplies included are: music boxes, stoppers, sponges, brushes, tools, bank stoppers, lamp wiring parts, carosel and sleigh parts, ,rubberbands, silicate of soda, and green sanders to name a few other items. Except for 4 stacking chairs and a table, all furniture and storage cabinets are included.

Cabinets, shelving, paint racks, fired and pouring racks, 2 tables and some stacking chairs are included. A small throwing wheel is included, but as of this writing, we haven't located it yet.

We are willing to provide one-on-one instructions through Apple FaceTime for the 1st 3 months and answer future questions you may have up to a year.

To transport, you will need a box truck and 4 motivated individuals. The truck should be loaded in the following manner:

1. Molds first along with cases of paint.
2. Furniture such as table, chairs, empty cabinets, shelves. Boxes of supplies can go intermittently in / on top of furniture.
3. Packed boxes of books, file folders, etc.
4. All Bisque items, finished samples and porcelain and “fired” whiteware.

Bring lots of boxes and non-printed wrapping material. Print will transfer to bisque and is not compatible with glaze. Printer ink may produce unexpected results on glazes, not to mention produce toxic fumes when fired.
If item needs to be fired, the printers ink will need to be sanded off first otherwise it may adversely affect the finished product.
Plates will need to be packed on end. Never multiple stack them, or they will crack.
Most items with no protrusions can be carefully placed in a box without packing. Some may require packing between the items. I prefer this way, rather thanw rapping because you can see what is in the box and handle it more carfully when removing.

5. Kiln and extension braced and supported so it doesn't move in the transporation. The firebricks are very fragle and will break if any pressure is applied. We may have to help you build a box for it.

The Aris Collection

Hobby Ceramics

Cast Iron Banks

Collectible items made in Occupied Japan during the summer of 1945 through the spring of 1952 while U.S. troops were in the country. The entire collection is up for sale and includes all documentation.

As of March 2023, Agnestelle Hobby Ceramic Shop only has finished pieces for sale. All molds, bisque and supplies have been turned over to Emma's Ceramic Studio (ECS).

Authentic still and Mechanical cast iron banks from the Collection of Charles Westley Atwood. These banks were first manufactured in the late 1800s, to instill the concept of earning saving money.