❖ Respect other people

 

• We respect people of any nationality, color, gender, sexual orientation or any other way they are different from ourselves. Insults or other aggressive behaviors are not acceptable.

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• Personal appearance and clothing should not give offense to others.

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• Aggressive or disruptive behavior will not be tolerated at any time or under any circumstances. Clay Space reserves the right to address this type of behavior as they deem appropriate.

❖ If you are unsure about any process or piece of the puzzle – ASK the studio monitor, a studio tech, or another member before you do anything

 

• Make sure you know what stage your piece is at and in which location it belongs. Putting a piece in the wrong location can have dire consequences for your piece and for the pieces of others.

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• There are hazards within the studio that may cause serious injury, do not approach or touch any kiln.

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• We use cookies (small slabs of clay that are fired under your pieces during the glaze firing) for those pieces that have more than one glaze. If your piece has a foot larger than 5” or is not round, please provide your own cookie – best made as you make the piece.

❖ Leave the space cleaner than you found it

 

• Clean up your workspace after you have completed your work

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• Clean up the floor and walls around your workspace

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• Clean up the common areas you have worked in

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• Do some other small clean up, to help with overall studio cleanliness

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• Members are required to do two hours per month work for the studio

❖ Do not touch other people's work without permission

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• We encourage looking and asking about another person’s piece

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• Do not bump or pick up others people’s ‘to be bisqued’ ware, these are very fragile

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• If the artist is not available and their work is in your way, please ask a staff member to help

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• If there is no room on the shelf for your work, ask a staff member if they can make some room.

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• Do not move pieces that do not belong to you.

❖ Move your pieces through the process in a timely manner

 

• Each member has one shelf for works in progress. Each piece on that shelf should have a date.

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• There is a two month limit on bisque ware shelves, please collect your bisque ware

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• ​Fired pieces will be discarded or become property of Clay Space after three months

❖ Keep the Glaze area clean

 

• Do not contaminate glaze buckets, first layer of glaze should be dry before adding second glaze

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• Tools for mixing glazes should be cleaned and returned to their proper location after use

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• Glaze buckets should be wiped down after use (i.e. lids and sides)

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• Do not adjust thickness of glazes, talk to staff or leave a note if you feel glaze is not correct

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• If a piece breaks within the glaze bucket, please contact staff

❖ Be willing to help new students/members as needed

 

• Share tips and techniques when others ask it of you

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• Give guidance for clean up, where things belong and studio etiquette as feels appropriate

❖ Members may bring in a non-member for a quick tour or to pick up or check on pieces.

 

• Visitors are not allowed to be in the studio for the duration that the student/member is actively working in the studio. A day-pass may be purchased for the visitor, however the member must speak to a Clay Space representative about how/what the visitor will be doing prior to any activity by the visitor. The member assumes responsibility for the visitor and their actions.