Making a difference with Fire & Clay.

Fire & Clay is a registered Australian Disability Enterprise (ADE), providing stable, ongoing employment in a supportive environment to people living with a disability in Melbourne's east.

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Fire & Clay

Handcrafted with love.

Fire & Clay is a Uniting Social Enterprise that has been providing meaningful employment and a sense of community for people living with disability for more than 30 years.

Developed as a business for the residents of Wandin Springs (a residential facility for people with disability), Fire & Clay creates a sense of purpose, the ability to earn money, be as independent as possible and be a part of the wider community for all who access it.

Now employing more than 30 people with intellectual, neurological and physical disabilities, Fire & Clay is building a reputation as both an Australian Disability Enterprise and as a provider of handcrafted pottery for the home and garden.

Fire & Clay products

Available for retail and wholesale purchase, Fire & Clay handmade pottery is beautiful, earth-friendly and handcrafted with love. 

Made from either Japanese-style raku clay or earthenware clay, Fire & Clay pieces are fired three times to ensure they can withstand all weather conditions and will bring beauty to the home and garden for many years.

The range of handcrafted garden products includes herb sticks, wishing stones, pots, bird baths and garden decorations.

For inside the home, Fire & Clay has created a range of products that includes coloured bowls, pet bowls, meditation labyrinths and decorative items.

All Fire & Clay products can be customised to suit your needs. Whether it’s a change of colour, a special inscription or a completely unique item, be sure to chat to the team about your idea.

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Special occasions.

The team at Fire & Clay are excited to produce a range of limited edition pottery items celebrating special occasions such as Christmas, Easter, Midsumma Festival and even Mother’s Day.

In the months leading up to each occasion, Fire & Clay release a number of pieces available for special order. Creations include cups and saucers, dangling ornaments, egg cups, tiles and much more.

Where to find Fire & Clay products

Drop into our retail showroom at 101-103 Beresford Street, Lilydale. We’re open Monday to Friday, 9.30am-4.30pm.

Fire and Clay items can be found at all Uniting Op Shops. Located across Victoria, Uniting Op Shops are warm, inviting spaces with friendly teams just waiting to help you find something special.

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Our services and programs

Firing service

Fire & Clay are pleased to offer both bisque firing and glaze firing for those who create pottery at home.

The first stage will be to ensure your clay creation is completely dry. Once dry, it will be placed in our kiln and slowly heated to about 1,000°C, turning your clay creation to ceramic.

Your ceramic is then ready for glazing. After you have added your glaze, our team will fire it in our kiln once again and heat to cone 6. Glaze firing will transform your ceramic from soft and fragile, to a strong piece that will stand the test of time.

Team building

Fire & Clay’s team-building experiences are a wonderful way for your organisation to connect with people living with disability.

Not only will you learn about your colleagues and build connection within your team, you’ll create beautiful clay products of your own alongside participants of the Fire & Clay program.

Price:

2-hour session - $65.00 per person (up to 12 people)
2-hour session including lunch - $85.00 per person (up to 12 people)
2-hour session including lunch and room hire for additional meeting time - $100.00 per person

To book in a session for your team, or to find out more about Fire & Clay Team-building sessions, please phone Mia 03 9739 5165 or email us.

Creative Arts program

Fire & Clay offers a Creative Arts Program for people living with disability.

Creative Arts provides participants with the opportunity to improve and maintain communication, motor skills, social inclusion and awareness of self and environment through a range of enjoyable activities.

The program is designed to suit all levels of ability. Staff, volunteers and students encourage participants to maximise their potential through functional, creative activities such as hand-making pottery, making ceramic jewellery, and painting.

School holiday program

Inviting all kids 5 years old and up to Fire & Clay’s School Holiday Pottery Workshops.

Allow your child to get their hands dirty and indulge their creative side making their very own pottery items to take home. From wishing stones, to garden mushrooms and other designs, classes will vary each term.

School holiday workshops are limited to a maximum of 9 children and parents/carers are required to remain on site. Refreshments provided.