Membership Details

• Sign-in when you arrive.​

• Please do not handle/touch anyone else's work.​

• Conserve water - don't leave water running.​

• We have some tools that you are welcome to use but we encourage members to bring their own tools and apron. ​

• Clean your work station and leave as you found it. This includes wiping down table, mopping floor around you, cleaning tools, extruder, slab roller, etc. ​

• Wheels - clay and slip water should go into reclaim buckets, splash trays washed and wiped clean, wheel head, table, legs and floor sponged. 

• Check you slip water for tools or sponges before dumping in reclaim buckets!! ​

• All clay and slip water should be reclaimed. Do not throw clay/slip in the sink.  ​

• Wire off work from bats. Do not store work on bats. Leave bats clean.​

• Sign the bottom of all your work so you can find it again after a bisque fire.​

• Please, No dry sanding in the studio (health hazard). Wet sanding only.​

• Personal items should be hung up, do not leave on work tables. We are not responsible for any personal items lost or stolen, missing.​

• Heat - press the "RUN" button on thermostat when leaving​

• Lights - Turn of both light switches​

• Rolling door - you are welcome to pull open the glass doors in the summer months, please close when you leave​

• Please lock the door when leaving​

• No smoking, vaping, alcohol on premises.​

• No dogs/pets.​

• No guests without approval.​

• Please No talking on cell phones in the studio (please go outside)​

• Bullying, harassment or toxic behavior of any kind is not tolerated and will result in loss of membership. ​

• Always leave yourself a minimum of 20 minutes to properly clean up before leaving.

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** Please be aware that your studio membership can be revoked and cancelled at anytime for not adhering to the safety/cleaning standards of the studio.

**Clay dust/silica can cause health problems. We do our best to maintian a clean studio but all of the members are responsible to vigilantly adhear to these rules and cleaning standards.   

• Always have a bucket of water and spounge with you to wipe down drips as they happen​

• Do not water down glazes.​

• Keep glazing buckets covered after use.​

• Do not open more than one glaze, drips contaminate other glazes.​

• Wipe up drips as they happen. Keeps the lids, side of bucket and drips on floor clean.​

• Wipe down the walls and floor ​

• No bottom glazing - use wax resist if neccesry ​

• Always leave bottom edge free of glaze​

• No double-dipping of glazes -  damage to the kiln​

• Please leave the glaze area clean, clean, clean 

• Calculate firing fee for each item proir to bisque by using the studio chart.​

• Measure the cubic inch w/d/h and multiple by .05, for each piece, complete a firing slip with your name, date, calculation and total fee and leave under each piece on the firing shelf.  ​

• Firing fees must be paid prior to glaze firing.​

• No single firing. All work must be bisque fired first.​

• Glazed/finished work that is unclaimed will be discarded after 2 weeks.​

• Glaze runs from poor technique, that cause damage to the shelf will result in a bill-back for cost of replacement.​

• Glazed work that is considered too dangerous for the kiln shelves may be rejected

• Place you work on a cookie to avoid glaze runs and damage to kiln

• Glaze runs that damage shelf are minimum $50 fee