General Studio Rules:   

Please….

• Bring your own apron and tools
• Do not touch other people’s work on the shelves
• You have access to the main studio and new studio only during open studio times, if a class is in session in the main space, please do not use that studio.
• Tools, glaze and equipment are for everyone, clean up after yourself
• Minimize the clay that goes into the sink, place scrap clay and slop in appropriate buckets
• Clean up around your wheel and any clay on the floor in your area including tables, clean with sponges, not paper towels
• Use good judgement when using glazes, do not waste or contaminate them
• Only our glazes may be used in the studio unless previously approved by Gus Miranda.
• Only clay from the studio may be used in our kilns, no outside clay or work from home permitted
• Clean up on time, clean up should start 20 minutes before class ends, not at ending time
• Firing fees are calculated per bag of clay given or sold in a class, any re-fired work will be charged extra
• Any work exceeding our kiln load in height or width will be charged extra
• Do not take boards or bats home, they are property of the studio
• Work placed for firing should be marked, cleaned and bottoms should be wiped, otherwise they will not be fired
• Any improperly glazed work will not be fired
• You are responsible for any damages caused by your glaze work and will be charged accordingly
  • $5 for glaze drips that only pull up small amounts of the kiln wash
  • $10 for larger drips and multiple drips where a grinder is needed
  • $50 for the replacement of a shelf if the entire piece sticks to a shelf and the glaze permeates the shelf beyond the kiln wash
• Missed classes will not be made up.
• No guest allowed, studio is only for class participants
• No sanding inside the studio, must sand work outside, wear an approved mask
• We are a hobby studio, not a production studio, we do not have the space for it
• Be creative, have fun and relax.