Firebox Pottery Studio

Opening Fall 2026 · 9 Lexington St, Belmont, Massachusetts

Firebox Pottery Studio

Classes, independent studio access, professional equipment, and a community built around making.

Explore Firebox

The Studio

Built For Making

Firebox brings the workspace, equipment, storage, and material access needed to move from occasional classes into sustained ceramic practice.

Professional pottery wheels
Large handbuilding tables
Cone 6 electric kilns
Multiple clay bodies
Studio glaze library
Slab-building equipment
Member storage
Dedicated glazing areas
Clay reclaim systems
Space for larger work

Who It Is For

A Studio To Grow Into

Firebox supports complete beginners, advancing students, serious hobbyists, and emerging professional artists. People can enter through a class or community event, then continue into sustained independent practice as their skills and ambitions grow.

Founder's Story

Build The Studio That Was Missing

Firebox was founded by Harshad Ghodke, a ceramicist who moved to the Boston area from Connecticut and spent the next year looking for a studio with real availability, material freedom, and room to grow—without a one- to two-year waitlist just to get started.

When it became clear that studio did not exist, the decision was straightforward: build it.

The name Firebox comes from the part of the kiln where heat is generated—the place where raw clay is transformed into finished ceramic form. That idea of transformation sits at the center of the studio: technical skill, experimentation, artistic development, and a community built around serious making.

Early Access

Join The First Firebox Cohort

Classes and memberships will be released in limited stages. Join the list for early registration and studio updates before public launch.

No spam. Just early registration and studio updates.

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Help Build The Studio

Firebox is beginning to connect with people interested in helping shape, operate, and teach within the studio as we prepare to open.

We're collecting interest from prospective studio managers, kiln technicians, studio assistants, and ceramics instructors.

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