The Studios
Downstairs at Claymakers are the Wheel Throwing Studio and the Glazing and Firing room.
The Wheel Studio is equipped with a number of different types of electric wheels and two large work tables. There is another large worktable in the Glazing and Firing room for glazing work. The Sculpture and Hand Building Studio upstairs houses the slab roller, extruder, tile press and work tables.
Studio Rental
Community Studio Rental
Community Studio renters have access to the wheel throwing studio, the hand building studio, and the glaze room during Open Studio Hours. Renters will be assigned shelf space for storing tools and clay. Clay and tools may be purchased at Claymakers. Firing fees include bisque firing, community glazes, and glaze firing in the electric or gas kilns. ** Community Studio rental is contingent on the availability of studio space during high class enrollment periods (typically, there are fewer rental spots open during the winter months).
Fee: $90/month.
Studio use during Open Studio Hours is free for students enrolled in classes.
Fee: $90/month.
Studio use during Open Studio Hours is free for students enrolled in classes.
Individual Studio Rental
A limited number of individual studio spaces are available. Individual studio space is located on the second floor and renters have 24 hour/7 day access. There is generally a waiting list for these spaces. Please contact us if you are interested in an individual studio space.
Open Studio
During Open Studio Hours, the Wheel and Hand Building Studios are open to students and to Community Studio Renters for independent work.
Students and renters need to have had prior instruction on proper use of studio and equipment. If you are new to Claymakers, we will ask you to review your questions with your instructor in preparation for working independently in the studio. We encourage everyone to take a class prior to signing up to be a Community Studio Renter. While staff may be around and able to answer some questions, please be considerate of their efforts to keep Claymakers running.
Open studio hours vary from session to session, depending on when classes are scheduled. Open studio hours are available on Friday evenings with the help of volunteers to be present at 6:00 and to close the building at 9:00, and on Sunday afternoons, with volunteers opening the studio at 2:00 and closing it at 6:00. If you wish to use open studio during these times, we encourage you to share the responsibility for covering these hours. Please let a staff member know that you are interested in volunteering and we will give you instructions ahead of time about locking up. If we have no volunteers, open studio hours will not be available Friday evenings or Sunday afternoons.
Students and renters need to have had prior instruction on proper use of studio and equipment. If you are new to Claymakers, we will ask you to review your questions with your instructor in preparation for working independently in the studio. We encourage everyone to take a class prior to signing up to be a Community Studio Renter. While staff may be around and able to answer some questions, please be considerate of their efforts to keep Claymakers running.
Open studio hours vary from session to session, depending on when classes are scheduled. Open studio hours are available on Friday evenings with the help of volunteers to be present at 6:00 and to close the building at 9:00, and on Sunday afternoons, with volunteers opening the studio at 2:00 and closing it at 6:00. If you wish to use open studio during these times, we encourage you to share the responsibility for covering these hours. Please let a staff member know that you are interested in volunteering and we will give you instructions ahead of time about locking up. If we have no volunteers, open studio hours will not be available Friday evenings or Sunday afternoons.