New Mobile Pottery Business Arrives in Town

Glaze It Up Pottery is the new Colville-based pottery painting business that brings ceramics to their customers.

“I pull up, I set up, and I bring the pottery, the glaze (paint), the paint brushes, and the paint pallets,” said Glaze It Up Pottery owner Heather Fryer. “I even bring the garbage bags to haul away the trash.

“I do birthdays, adult parties, children’s functions, and bachelorette parties,” she said. “Once a party is booked, customers can go to my website and choose a piece. I bring everything except the kiln. And then I can either stay and host the event, or I can leave and come back when it’s over.”

Fryer said an event takes about two to three hours from start to finish, but she is flexible with the time. She said she offers a large assortment of paints that include solid colors, sparkles, glitter, and puffy paints. Fryer said she also has a variety of underglaze colors, pencils, and markers. After the party participants are through painting their pieces, she takes everything back to her house, where she fires up all the pottery in her kiln. “The heating process seals the glaze to the piece and also makes it food safe,” she said. 

“I always take before pics, so the customer can see what it was like before the firing process.”

For regular-sized events, there is a seven-day turn around time between firing the pottery and returning the completed product to the party host. “I also do small events and sell individual kits. I will deliver the products to be painted to the customer, and then they let me know when they’re done. For individuals, it takes seven to ten days for the finished product.”

Fryer said her idea for a paint-your-own pottery business has been in the works for three years. “I have a daughter who loves to paint but has severe social anxiety and doesn’t want to go to a studio,” said Fryer. “The mobile business has a lot of benefits. One of them is that, because I’m not a brick and mortar business, I don’t have to pay rent. And I’m able to have more affordable pieces. My prices are 25% cheaper than certain shops in Spokane.”

Glaze It Up Pottery provides customers with pre-made shapes that are ready to be decorated. The mobile pottery painting business serves all of Stevens County, Pend Orielle County, and Spokane County. 

Fryer just purchased 300 new pottery molds, and she is learning to form her own custom pieces. Glaze It Up Pottery also stocks professional glaze mixes and dipping vats.

Fryer has a ceramic kiln that she operates in her garage. “It’s a single KM 1218-3, which means that it can forge Cone 1 to Cone 10. That means it has a firing temperature of 2,028 degrees Fahrenheit to 2,381 degrees Fahrenheit. Because some pottery can’t handle higher firing temperatures, we offer low fire glazes. In other words, I can cook the pottery slower at lower temperatures.

“It’s fun for everybody,” said Fryer. “Anyone can do it. It has helped my daughter, and it’s nice for those who don’t want to leave the house.

“I’ve been involved with pottery for three-and-a-half years. It’s a passion of mine, and it’s therapeutic,” Fryer said. “I left corporate America in May, and I got my license in January of 2025.”

Fryer moved to Stevens County in 2015 and has since become a part of the community. During COVID-19, she said she founded the Northern Stevens County Quarantine, a local organization that gathers donations that helped small businesses and individuals alike.

“I’m available for anyone who wants me to bring them some pottery to paint,” said Fryer. “And everything is included in the price – supplies, firing, delivery. There are no hidden fees or delivery fees.”

Fryer with Glaze It Up Pottery can be reached at 509-808-0941, on Facebook at Glaze It Up Pottery, and at her website: glazeituppottery.square.site.