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August 17, 2000 Fire It Up! After so many busy weekends, Kyle and I were finally able to go to Fire It Up! this past Sunday. For Valentine's Day, I had bought us a couple of ice cream bowls to paint ourselves at Fire It Up!, and it has been sitting in our nightstand for the last six months, waiting to be decorated, fired, and used. After lunch, we started our first Fire It Up! experience. What we thought would be an easy, quick process took over two hours! For beginners like us, Fire It Up! provides lots of instructions and helpful tips from the importance of washing our hands (to get the oils out) to wiping down our bowls before we started (to get the dust off.) There were lots of stencils, idea books, pictures, and beautiful finished pieces around the studio for inspiration. I decided on flowers, and Kyle chose a more conservative design that included his family mon and name. After deciding upon our designs, we sketched them onto our bowls with a pencil (which disappears when the piece is fired in the kiln.) We selected our paint colors, and began the tedious process of painting in our design. We had a lot of fun, and it was a pleasant change from the chaotic weekends we usually have. The other girl sitting at the same table with us said that she goes there occasionally to relax and relieve some stress. Actually, the place was packed with people, which is why we were sharing a table with her. There was a bunch of ladies at the next table who looked like they were celebrating a birthday. The family behind us seemed to be making thank-you gifts for their summer fun teachers. Although a little pricey ($7 studio fee plus the cost of the piece), it is an entire afternoon's entertainment, and a great activity to do alone or with friends. The place gets busy, so get there early, and plan to stay a couple of hours. There is also a pantry and juice place in the same building in case you underestimate your time! You'll have to wait five days before you can pick up your piece, so don't expect immediate results. (We're anxiously waiting to get ours on Friday!) Fire It Up! also adds a clear gloss glaze that makes your piece foodsafe. I'd love to do it again. They make great gifts, or wonderful personalized mementos for home! ●Fire It Up! 3045 Monsarrat Avenue Tel: (808) 924-4444 Studio Hours: Sunday & Monday:11 AM-6:30 PM, Tuesday to Saturday:11 AM-7:30 PM
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