Announcement
Welcome to Chasing Fire Studio. We create mid-fire ceramic buttons, yarn bowls, mugs, pendants, diz, bookmarks, slipper soles, and other goodies in our Calgary studio. http://www.chasingfirestudio.com
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Shipping turnaround is 2-3 days on most items.
Wholesale Inquires can be sent to cara [!at] ChasingFireStudio.com - Wholesale discounts are available for orders over $250.00CAD. We also have samples for those serious about retail wholesale.
You can watch us "work" at:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/ChasingFireStudio
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChasingFireStudio
You can see us in person at markets on occasion: http://chasingfirestudio.com/where-to-find-handmade-buttons/
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Sheila on Jan 28, 2023
5 out of 5 starsThe perfect soles for in-house slipper socks. The recipient is absolutely delighted with them. I followed the youtube video for attaching the soles.
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Francine Pleau on Nov 30, 2022
5 out of 5 starsVery nice quality of the product. Excellent value for money
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Michelle on Dec 23, 2022
5 out of 5 starsThese are very high quality soles! I was so happy to find these and nearly done some Christmas slippers very glad to be able to use these! Much thanks!!
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Melanie on Nov 30, 2022
5 out of 5 starsArrived right away and are perfect for my needs. Thank you.
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Kelly on Nov 25, 2022
5 out of 5 starsI’m really happy with these soles. I really debated back and forth on how to do the soles of my slippers. It was between these soles and using Sock Stop. In the end I went for these soles since they will also do more to protect the longevity of my slippers. They were really easy to sew on. I used the method in their YouTube video and they feel very secure. It does make my slippers more comfortable as well.
About chasingfireceramics
Art To Accent Your Life
Welcome to Chasing Fire! We are located in beautiful Calgary, Alberta within a short trip of the amazing foothills of the Rockies. The sky is huge. The inspiration is limitless.
Our studio is now powered by 25% renewable electricity as we hope to support renewable energy sources - in the same spirit that we create re-usable containers for your beverages and slippers soles to increase the longevity of your footwear.
The studio started with a simple community pottery class in 2002, igniting a passion for clay. I worked out of community studios, sharing equipment since it is very expensive to purchase. A flash of luck: Jay did some roofing work in exchange for a kiln, we made space for clay work at home and then I stumbled across a unique hand forged wheel = our dream of our own studio in 2011.
Cara: While the wheel is my original passion, I have become taken by the amazing flexibility that is hand-building since the birth of our son in 2009. You will often see a variety of methods as I create using textures, my own glazes, and fibre-inspired functional wares as well as sculptural work.
Jason: I joined joined the studio work to create mugs and yarn bowls. I like details, texture, and humour to be reflected in my work
We take great pride in our work and hope that you enjoy our items as much as we have enjoyed creating them. We use local suppliers (including Ceramics Canada, Plainsman Clays and local printers) and etsy sellers to bolster my "local" communities.
We now have a website that details our creative process, what's going on at the studio and in our little creative circle: http://www.chasingfirestudio.com
The name “chasing fire” comes from the core of ceramics – the transformation of clay through flame. Today, we as ceramic artists often use enclosed kilns, electric or gas fueled, to "fire" our work. The flame is concealed unlike the visible rawness of pit or raku firing. We only have to revisit the raku process (light it all on fire!) to remind ourselves of the core beauty of this art form, taking what is mud and creating art through fire. Thus, our passion for this art is represented by our need to always be chasing that transformation, chasing fire.
Shop members
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Cara
Owner, Maker, Designer
I'm a prairie girl, born and bred in small town Saskatchewan. My passions are split between technology and fine arts. I first sat at a pottery wheel in 2002 and fell in love. Making beautiful things from mud is magic.
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Jay
Owner, Maker, Kiln Tech
Jay is a ceramic and leather artist when not servicing our kiln, making tools for the studio, and running firings. His creations are functional tableware with a twist, influenced by car & geek culture, and his Irish Canadian Heritage.
Production partners
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A print shop
GA, United States
This printer creates these pounches
Shop policies
We take great pride in my work and hope that you enjoy our items as much as we have enjoyed creating them. We tend to use only local suppliers (Ceramics Canada and Plainsman Clays) and etsy sellers to bolster our "local" communities because we love "our" people.
We have a website that details our creative process, what's going on at the studio and in our little creative neck of the woods: http://www.chasingfirestudio.com
Accepted payment methods
Returns & exchanges
Cancellations
Cancellations: not accepted
Please contact the seller if you have any problems with your order.
Privacy
We do put an anonymous blip on the city you're from on our World Domination Map on our website as show our work as it migrates around the globe. Your secrets are safe with us. We are just happy you were here.
If you would like to share photos with us, we'd love to see them! If you'd like, we'll share them with the world too either with a link to your social media or anonymously (although we're fine with keeping them private too. We like to see our work in action since we spend so much time and energy in making things for you.) Thank you for appreciating our work and loving what we do. We can't thank you enough.
More information
Frequently asked questions
Are ceramics (pottery) dishwasher and microwave safe?
Yes! We do suggest extra care when loading/unloading as accidents tend to happen during cleaning and when holding very hot liquids.
How do I sew on my slipper soles?
We created a YouTube video to show you how we sew on our slipper soles to crochet/knitted slippers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCGSXWUua9o
Are your slipper soles washable?
We handwash our slippers and soles with woolwash (due to the nature of the slippers that the soles are sewn to) and airdry.