Earth & Fire Studio

What Earth & Fire Studio does

Earth & Fire Studio (legal name: Earth & Fire Pottery Classes and Gallery) is a privately held, founder-owned pottery teaching studio and gallery located at 724 Adams Street in the Maple Street neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, where it has operated continuously since the early 1990s. Owner Amanda Mundee runs beginner and intermediate adult pottery classes covering wheel throwing, hand building, and glazing, with class sizes capped at 6-7 students to support individualized instruction. The studio also offers specialized programming—Precious Metal Clay (PMC) jewelry workshops on Saturdays and Raku Firing sessions that produce iridescent metallic glazes through post-firing reduction—as differentiated premium offerings, alongside a Summer Youth Program for ages 10-18 and children's birthday party and field trip bookings.

The business operates on a hybrid subscription and transaction revenue model. Recurring monthly subscriptions include adult classes ($140/month for two-hour sessions, $185/month for three-hour sessions) and Open Studio memberships ($300-$325/month with a six-month contract providing 24/7 access to professional-grade equipment including wheels, kilns, slab rollers, and extruders). Transactional revenue comes from gallery sales of functional pottery and original fish sculptures by Amanda Mundee (available for custom commission), kids' party bookings, and semiannual student sidewalk sales plus annual holiday pottery events. The studio also functions as a working artist workshop for approximately a dozen independent clay artists who rent space.

Customer acquisition is community-led and entirely offline. Distribution is concentrated at the single Maple Street storefront, supplemented by off-site pop-up sales such as the 2025 Hazelnut event on Magazine Street, plus seasonal and charity events including Empty Bowls. There is no e-commerce channel, no detected social media presence, and no formal sales team. The customer base spans adult hobbyists, experienced/professional potters, families and children, youth ages 10-18, and interior decorators who purchase gallery pieces with available designer discounts.

Name

Earth & Fire Studio

Legal name

Earth & Fire Pottery Classes and Gallery

Website

https://earthandfirestudio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Earth & Fire Studio is a founder-owned pottery teaching studio and gallery in New Orleans' Maple Street, operating since the early 1990s. It serves adult hobbyists, experienced potters, youth, and families with classes, Open Studio memberships, and handmade gallery sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pottery & Ceramics Education

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161), Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing (32711)

SIC

Pottery & Related Products (3260)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts & Crafts Workshops (Painting, Pottery, Ceramics, Sculpture) (THAJAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Makerspaces & Fab Labs (Open Build Studios) (EDAMADAC), Arts & Design Camps (Visual Arts, Crafts, Design Thinking) (EDAMALAH)

Keywords

• Pottery classes
• Ceramics studio
• Open studio space
• Jewelry workshops
• Pottery gallery

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Adult Pottery Classes: Weekly classes for adults meeting once a week for four classes per month. Two-hour classes at $140/month and three-hour classes at $185/month. Includes tools, equipment, supplies, glazes, firing, and instruction. Clay billed separately at $25 per 25 lb bag.
2. Open Studio Membership: Monthly studio access for experienced potters at $300/month (or $325 with glazes). Includes 24/7 access, storage space, potters wheel, slab roller, extruder, firing, and glazes. Requires 6-month contract. Clay billed separately.
3. Summer Youth Program: Two-week intensive summer sessions for youth ages 10-18 at $600/session. Includes all materials, tools, glazes, firing, and instruction. Classes run weekdays 9am-4pm with lunch break.
4. Precious Metal Clay Classes: Saturday workshops teaching PMC jewelry making. Cost varies by metal type (silver, gold, bronze, copper). Classes typically run 9am-3pm.
5. Gallery Sales: Direct sales of pottery and sculptures created by studio artists and students. Includes functional pottery (bowls, cups, vases) and sculptural pieces including original fish sculptures by Amanda Mundee. Interior decorator discounts available.
6. Kids Parties and Field Trips: Children's birthday parties and class field trips featuring hands-on clay activities such as pinch pot making. Booked by calling studio.
7. Seasonal Pottery Sales Events: Annual and semiannual holiday pottery sales and student sidewalk sales featuring hand-made pottery from Open Studio artists and students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Earth & Fire Studio is a New Orleans-based pottery teaching studio and gallery that offers hands-on adult pottery classes covering wheel throwing, hand building, and glazing. It also provides 24/7 Open Studio access for experienced clay artists, specialized Precious Metal Clay jewelry workshops and Raku firing sessions, youth summer programs, kids' parties and field trips, and direct retail sales of handmade pottery and original fish sculptures created by studio artists.

Product overview

Earth & Fire Studio is a pottery classes and gallery business offering a portfolio of hands-on clay programs and retail pottery items. The core offerings include Adult Pottery Classes (wheel throwing, hand building, glazing) and Open Studio Space (24/7 independent workspace for experienced potters). Specialized programming includes Precious Metal Clay jewelry-making classes and Raku Firing sessions for unique metallic finishes. Youth and family programs cover Kids Parties and Summer Classes for ages 10-18. The gallery retails handcrafted functional and sculptural pottery including Original Fish Sculptures by artist Amanda Mundee, bowls, cups, and vases created by studio artists and students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adult Pottery Classes Weekly hands-on pottery classes for adults covering wheel throwing, hand building, and glazing techniques. Offered as two-hour classes at $140/month and three-hour classes at $185/month with class sizes limited to 6-7 students.
• Open Studio Membership Monthly studio rental program providing 24/7 access for experienced clay artists, including storage space, potters wheel, slab roller, extruder, firing, and glazes at $300/month or $325/month with glazes on a 6-month contract.
• Precious Metal Clay Classes Saturday workshops teaching jewelry making using Precious Metal Clay (PMC) — fine silver, gold, bronze, or copper particles suspended in organic binder — that fires at 1470-1650°F to produce 99.9% pure metal jewelry and small sculptures.
• Raku Firing Classes Group firing sessions where pottery is removed from the kiln at bright red heat and placed in combustible materials to create iridescent and metallic glaze finishes that cannot be achieved through conventional firing.
• Kids Parties and Field Trips Children's birthday parties and school field trips featuring hands-on clay activities such as hand-formed pinch pots, with projects suitable for young artists and booked by calling the studio.
• Summer Youth Program Two-week intensive summer pottery program for youth ages 10-18, meeting weekdays 9am-4pm with instruction in wheel throwing in the morning and hand-building in the afternoon. Tuition is $600 per session with class size limited to 8 students.
• Original Fish Sculptures Hand-sculpted fish sculptures depicting species from the Gulf of Mexico and beyond, created by gallery owner Amanda Mundee with life-like details and coloring, sold as wall-hangings or commissioned as custom pieces for homes or offices.
• Gallery Pottery (Bowls, Cups, Vases) Wheel-thrown and hand-built functional pottery including bowls, cups, and vases created by studio artists and students, available for purchase at the studio gallery and seasonal sales events.

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Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Direct peers

• Mudflat Studio: Pottery school and open studio in Somerville, MA offering adult classes, open studio memberships, and a gallery — closely mirrors Earth & Fire's combination of teaching, shared studio access, and retail pottery.
• The Clay Studio: Philadelphia-based ceramics school and gallery offering classes, studio rentals, and exhibitions — operates the same three-pillar model (education, open studio, gallery) as Earth & Fire.
• Sonoma Community Center: Community center in Sonoma, CA offering adult and youth pottery classes plus studio access — a comparable community-based ceramics program with subscription-style class offerings.
• Greenwich House Pottery: NYC pottery school providing wheel-throwing and hand-building classes plus open studio access and gallery sales; directly comparable subscription/classes-plus-gallery structure.
• Lillstreet Art Center: Chicago ceramics and arts education center with multi-level class offerings, open studio memberships, and a gallery retail component — a direct operating-model peer at somewhat larger scale.
• Armory Art Center: West Palm Beach art center offering ceramics classes, open studio time, and gallery exhibitions — operates a comparable classes-plus-studio-plus-gallery combination in a walkable arts district.

Broad incumbents

• Pewabic Pottery: Historic Detroit pottery institution with classes, studio access, and a nationally recognized tile and vessel gallery; broader brand and product portfolio than Earth & Fire but same community/studio/gallery DNA.

Regional players

• Highfield Hall and Gardens: Falmouth, MA cultural site offering pottery and craft workshops plus gallery exhibitions; comparable workshop-plus-gallery model in a different regional market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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