GENERAL
Studio Hours
Monday – Friday 9:00 am to 9:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Parking
There is ample parking on the street in front of the shop but restricted to 3 hours from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Parking space in the lot immediately in front of the studio is reserved only for visiting customers and for loading and unloading.
Space Reservation
Space is available only when you reserve in advance. You can NOT just drop in unannounced. You can reserve space just minutes before you want to come or months ahead. You can reserve just when you want to come in or you can reserve time on a specific schedule. CONTACT US HERE
Private Studio
Rooms of various sizes are available for monthly rental.
Materials
Any materials used must be either brought with you or if taken from shop stock to be purchased before use.
Shop Tool Use
The shop tools are available for all to use. After use please clean anything you used and return it to where you took it from.
Personal Tools
You are free to use your own personal tools if you prefer. Do NOT use another person’s personal tools without their specific permission.
Storage
We can provide shelf space to store any tools or projects you are working on. Check in advance so we can ensure space is available. Anything left over 30 days will be assumed to be abandoned and will be disposed of.
Kiln Rental – Pottery Kiln
18” dia x 18” deep $30 per load – includes use of any shelves, posts, stilts or cookies you need. We will teach you how to load the kiln the first time but after that expect you to load it yourself.
Kiln Rental – Glass Kilns
18” x 18” (16 x 16 kiln shelf) $30 per load
24” x 24” (21 x 21 kiln shelf $60 per load
Firing Schedules
We will help you understand different temperature firings but you are responsible to ensure the clay is fired to the correct temperature and have not mixed with different clay or glazes that should not be fired in the same load.
Instructor Assistance
Someone will be available to help you when you need help but open studio is NOT a class.
Pottery Wheel Use
We have a Shimpo VL wheel you can rent for $10/hr in 3 hr blocks. You are expected to clean it after use.
CLAY WORK
Pottery Cones
All our kilns fire with electronic controllers. If you want to fire with cones you can rent a time machine and travel back in time to when kilns needed cones.
Damp Clay
The preprogrammed schedules include a few hours candling to remove any residual moisture in the clay - but we expect you to fire only FULLY dried clay. If your clay is not FULLY dry, wait until it is. You should expect it to take 2 weeks or more to dry.
Clay Bottoms
You are responsible for preparing your projects to ensure glaze does not drip onto a kiln shelf. If you’re not sure how we can show you.
GLASS
COE Compatibility
All glass used here is COE 96. If you are working with any glass other than COE 96 compatible is it ESSENTIAL you keep all of it ENTIRELY separate from all other glass in the studio.
Molds
If you plan to fuse a project to later be shaped with a mold, start by selecting the mold you expect to use. If you use any of the ceramic of steel shop molds check with us to be sure they have been fully prepared ready for kiln use.
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