MEMBER NEWS
Important news and announcements regarding your membership.
This page is updated on the 1st and 10th of each month.
CLASS NEWS
Lesson Guide + Instructor Specialties
We've added a great list of possible class topics and which instructors excel at those topics. Take a look in the lesson guide! These are topics that we can cover in any regular class.
TOPIC CLASSES
Product Photography Workshop with Dave
2 - 4 pm • Friday 5/15
Studio member, Dave Riddile, has kindly offered to teach a short workshop on photographing pots!
Handbuilding: Topic classes with Jade
7 - 9 pm • Monday & 2 - 4 pm • Wednesday
Join us for slip transfers, Nerikomi, cakes, tea light houses and more! See GymMaster for specific topic schedule.
Handbuilding: The Essentials with Iphis
2 - 4 pm • Saturday
Adding Color to Glaze & Slip
6 - 8 pm • Wednesday 5/13 with Amanda
Join us in learning how to follow a glaze recipe while learning how to add color to glaze and slip!
SERIES CLASSES
Teapots with Sean *New*
6 - 8 pm • Thursday 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, and 5/21. *Weekly for the 1st three classes*
We will cover the details of teapots! We will focus on Taiwanese and gong fu cha style teaware.
Miniature Worlds with Lindsey *New*
7 - 9 pm • Wednesday 5/13, 5/27, 6/10, and 6/24
Explore a multitude of textures in this class from forests to beaches and seascapes. Simple slab plates can be transformed into tiny wonderlands with a focus on experimentation and tool/material exploration.
Mini-Series - Decorating with Sean *New*
6 - 8 pm • Wednesday 5/6 and 5/20
We will explore slip, underglaze, and misc. techniques!
Tiles with Jade
7 - 9 pm • Monday 4/27, 5/11, 5/25, and 6/8.
Expand your tile making skills in this advanced series covering production, surface design, and installation. Participants will experiment with creating complex repeating patterns, sculptural surfaces, various forms of glaze applications and more…
This class series has a $45 supplies fee.
We ask that you take a few minutes to read through the following guides.
If you have any questions, send us an email or ask in class.
WELCOME TO THE STUDIO
If you haven't logged into the portal before - Do NOT "sign-up". Use "forgot password?" to create a login password using the email that you enrolled with.
FAQ
I need to take a glazing class but I don't see any on the schedule?
Your glaze class can happen during any Basic-Skill Level or All-Skill Level classes! (See note below about skill level categories.) When signing up for this class just add “Glazing” to the notes.
I'd like to pause/ cancel my membership, how do I do that?
Memberships can be edited/paused/canceled up to three weeks before the start of that month using the member portal. If you'd like to pause for December, for example, you need to use the portal to hold by November 10th or earlier. Cancellations work the same way.
Cancelations will always be accompanied by a confirmation email. You'll see holds added to your membership in red text on your main portal page.
A class is full, do I have options?
Yes! Standard wheel and hand-building classes are drop-in friendly. Even if it's your first time to the studio, come to class anyway! It's helpful to arrive ~5 minutes early if you're dropping in.
IMPORTANT
UPDATES
Updated April 30
Reminder that it is your responsibility to stay up to date on studio news, policies, and changes that affect your studio participation.
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Class Series No-Show Fee
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We are adjusting the class series no-show fee to be $40 for missing the 1st class to represent the 4 classes that you reserved a seat in and didn't utilize.
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Reclaim Intake *ON PAUSE*
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We are temporarily pausing reclaim intake so that so our program volunteers can catch up with our current stash of clay. Please do not bring any more reclaim to their work area.
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We are still collecting mixed dry clay shavings in a bucket below each sink. This clay will go to food/yard waste.
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A special thank you to David and Laura for all of their hard work on this program!
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Upcoming Staff Day / Studio Closure
- *UPDATED* Friday, May 29
- We are open a minimum of 29 days per month. Most months contain one staff day in which the studio is closed to members. We use these days for cleaning, studio improvements, staff trainings, holidays, and events. These days vary month to month, but are almost never on a weekend.
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Group Trip to Taiwan
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Sign ups are now open! See more information and sign up here.
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Staff Changes!
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Amanda is now splitting her time between managing The Center for Community Ceramics as the Executive Director and teaching at The Clay Corner.
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Jade has taken over as studio manager.
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- Glaze Mixing
- If you've taken a "Glaze Mixing" or "Adding Color to Glaze" class and need access to our glaze mixing Google Doc - please email so that we can share it.
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Monthly Pot Toss: 5/16
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Fired works (bisqueware, glaze in-progress, glazeware) are routinely sorted and eventually placed on the discard shelf. The discard shelf is emptied once a month. Please double check for your work!
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Kiln/Firing Reminders and News
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We don't provide furniture/supports. You'll need to provide your own jewelry stands and stilts if you'd like them. (Still subject to safe firing practice).
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Pots cannot be larger than 22" in any dimension. Large pots less than 22" may still take longer to get into a kiln.
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Please review us on Google! It would be a huge help -
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Membership Cancellation/ Hold policy reminder:
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When canceling your membership you'll receive an email from Gymmaster confirming.
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When holding your membership you'll see an "Upcoming Hold" note in red on your main member portal page.
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Please confirm that these exist when setting either up. We cannot honor "I know I canceled!" messages when we have no way of verifying the situation.
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Sliding Scale Pricing Available
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We offer a discounted rate for members who've had at least 6 months of membership and need a bit of financial assistance.
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Prices are: $300/m for a recurring membership | $270/m for an 8-month commitment
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If you're interested and qualify, please email.
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Studio Signs and Cleaning Messes
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Since this is a shared community space, please be sure to keep an eye out for signs indicating the proper ways to use the space and most importantly, clean up after yourself. We've noticed an increased rate of left over messes. Leave a space just as clean or cleaner than you found it please! Thank you!
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Bringing Friends!
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If you'd like to bring a friend, you're welcome to do so any time. We just have a couple of honor-based requests:
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One friend at a time.
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They shouldn't come when the studio is particularly busy/ they shouldn't take a wheel from a member when all of the other wheels are full.
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The purpose is to show your friend a bit about what clay is about! One or two times per friend max.
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Don't forget that standard wheel and hand-building classes are drop-in friendly! It's helpful to arrive ~5 min early if you're dropping in.
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This is a community studio. Please be conscious and respectful of your fellow studio mates.
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Please be careful and caution around other people's work in the studio. When navigating around shelfs and the greenware area please be extra cautious not to bump other people's work. And if you do, please leave a note! Accidents happen, just say sorry. :)
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Remember that class times are specifically set up for you. If you need help with anything please sign up for a class. We love sharing our knowledge.
North Studio Changes
FAQ
Will coaching be available to North Level members?
Technically, no. The biggest goal with this change is to reduce membership cost and part of that is to remove the retail sales tax requirement. By law, a membership that includes instruction must be taxed. If we provide formal coaching or instruction we would be required to charge 10.55% sales tax. Coaching would also require a staff member's time and limit our ability to charge as little as possible for membership.
How will classes change?
The class setup shouldn't change very much at all, aside from classes previously being held in the North moving to the South.
What will the updated North studio look like?
We are adding one more cubby unit and 3-4 more work tables. The space will also evolve as we learn more about it's new situation.
Can North Level members use the slab roller/extruder? What about the glaze mixing workshop?
All members will be able to use these spaces and equipment provided that they've taken the required classes.
Can you recap the new options for me?
Option 1: South Level Membership (Same membership you've always known). $386 including tax. No price change.
Option 2: North Level Membership. (Nearly the same, most notably, no access to classes). $275 no additional tax.
Additional option for North Level members: Classes Add-on (You can opt in and out of access to classes on a monthly basis with this add-on). $112/m including tax.
A North Level membership + Classes Add-on is designed to be the same as a South Level membership. Which is essentially full access to everything the studio has to offer.
EVENTS
MAY
Artist Talk: Lindsey Castone-Elsey
7 pm • Thursday 5/14 • S Studio
Reception to follow
South Studio Gallery: The Banana Show
April 9 - May 6 • S Studio
Throughout February and March, members were invited to create work inspired by the most divine fruit of them all: the banana!
Plant Mom Fundraiser
10 am - 2 pm • Saturday, 5/9 • North Studio
+ Volunteer to arrange flowers on Friday, 5/8
+ Sign up to sell your work (artist 70% / scholarship 30%).
SIGN UP BY SUNDAY, MAY 3
Photo Day
12 - 5 pm • Friday 5/22 • Upstairs North Studio
Studio member, Dave Riddile, has graciously offered discounted photography services for pots and headshots this May!
Sign up here
NOVEMBER
A Journey Shaped by Earth and Fire - Taiwan Group Trip
November 11 - 20
Through connections made on Sean's recent trip to Taiwan, we will be returning with a group for an amazing ~2 week excursion. The trip will be primarily in Tainan and hosted by Chin Chin Pottery.
Sign ups are now open! See more information and sign up here.
STUDIO
ACCESS GUIDE
Reminder that it is your responsibility to stay up to date on studio news, policies, and changes that affect your studio participation.
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Door/ Access Information
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Access to the studio requires a code. That code will be emailed to you in our bi-monthly emails on the 1st and the 10th. Please do not share that code with anyone.
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Hours
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The studio is accessible from 8 am until 11 pm 7 days a week. (The doors will not permit access after 10:45pm).
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There is a studio security alarm. It's very important to vacate the building no later than 11 pm.
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Failure to leave the building by 11 pm may result in a $100 fine.
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The studio is staffed between 12 pm - 9 pm on weekdays and 10 am - 6 pm on weekends.
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If you'd like to purchase clay/materials outside of our staffed hours, just email or text with your name and what you're buying.
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Notes
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Please do not leave written notes for staff at the studio*. If you have a message then please text or email.
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*Notes on the firing shelf are okay but please leave your full name.
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Studio Lights
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In the morning, feel free to turn on any lights that you’d like. Light switches are pretty easy to find.
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The large overhead lights in the North studio take a few minutes to turn on. Once you flip the switch, just wait.
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In the evening, as staff leave at 9 pm we will check in with remaining members and turn off unused lights. If you’re the last one to leave please close door and turn off the lights!
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