Membership
Our Studio Memberships are expanding!
Our NEW, second studio space is located at 300 Campbell Avenue in Unit 115 (Our "Dupont Location") and will be ready in mid-January 2025!
Membership slightly differs between the two locations. The Queen Street location has set open studio hours and all of your firings are included in your membership price. The Dupont location will be open to members at all times and designated amounts of kiln shelf space for firings are included in your membership price.
Our membership options are available to individuals who are able to work safely and independently in the studio. We ask that you have at least 6 months experience taking classes at our studio or equivalent. If you wish to be a member, but have not taken classes with us – please email us at info@parkdalepottery.ca explaining your experience.
At the Dupont location, there may not be staff on-site when you are in the studio – but all members will be required to sign-up for and attend a studio orientation before starting their membership. The dates available for studio orientation will be released in the new few months.
Dupont Location
The studio is open 7 days a week, daily from 6am - 12 midnight with a keyless entry system.
- The Part Time Potter (10 Hours)* - $235 +HST
- The Committed Potter (Unlimited Hours) - $350 +HST
*Hours cannot roll over to following months
What is included in your monthly membership:
- 6am - 12am studio access (hours based on membership type)
- Basic studio tools
- Studio Dipping glazes
- Shelf space
- Part Time Potters: 1 storage shelf included (22 inches x 17 inches, 8 inches height)
- Committed Potters: 1 storage shelf included (30 inches x 17 inches, 18 inches height)
- Additional Communal "Work in Progress" Shelving
- Wheels and hand building space
- Firings
- Part Time Potters: 2 kiln shelf (half-round) included each month
- Committed Potters: 3 kiln shelves (half round) included each month
- For additional firings, charged per shelf or per piece
- Opportunity to take part in monthly studio clay and supply orders
What is NOT included in your monthly membership:
- Aprons and towels
- Clay, underglazes and any consumable materials
- Firings outside of your kiln privileges are billed monthly
Queen Street Location
$230 +HST / Month
- Firings included
- Unlimited usage during the Members Hours
Members Hours
- Sunday 10am - 6pm
- Monday 10am - 6pm
- Tuesday 1pm - 6pm
- Wednesday 1pm - 6pm
- Thursday - CLOSED
- Friday 1pm - 6pm
- Saturday 1pm - 6pm
Please contact us to learn more about Studio Membership.
Founder and Instructor
Dana Dallal
Dana, the Founder of Parkdale Pottery, is an accomplished ceramic artist working in both handbuilding and wheel throwing techniques. Her expertise lies in surface design, where she seamlessly incorporates her fashion and textile design background. Her work is characterized by layered florals and botanicals, creating unique and captivating ceramic pieces.
Administrative and Marketing Coordinator
Alassandra Rojo
From a young age, Alassandra has always been captivated by the arts and would frequently find herself dabbling in a diverse array of crafts and hobbies. Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Craft and Design, specializing in ceramics at Sheridan College, was a natural choice for her. Crafting mark-making tools is her joy and she often uses handcrafted stamps to create floral compositions and blooming patterns on all her work, producing detailed, embossed surface design. No matter where she goes, Alassandra will always intertwine her love for the arts within her day-to-day life.
Instructor
Mariana Bolaños-Inclan
I am a Mexican sculptor based in Toronto. My body of work is based on the stories of where I come from and who I am as a woman and as an immigrant. I use references to pre-hispanic symbols and Mexican popular culture to represent these stories in figurative sculptures. Focusing on art with a social purpose, I work as a facilitator in community programs with children, women and newcomers around Tkaronto and the GTA.
Instructor
Emma Bickers
Emma Bickers seamlessly melds illustrations with substantial earthenware vessels, crafting poignant visual narratives. Initially drawn to illustration, she serendipitously discovered ceramics through an introductory course. Today, a recent graduate in ceramics from Sheridan College's Craft and Design program, Emma thrives as a full-time resident artist at Harbourfront Centre.
Instructor
Valentina Guevara
Valentina moved from Toluca, Mexico over a decade ago, however she still maintains a deep connection to her Mexican roots. She has earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Concordia University (2006) in Montreal, specializing in painting and ceramics. Valentina went on to further develop her skills while working at Mosaika Art & Design. After working for 15 years in Montreal and more than 9 years doing ceramics in public art, Valentina decided to move to Toronto, to work on her passion in a fresh new environment. She is currently working as a pottery instructor and studio technician, for several studios located in Toronto.
Instructor
Zsuzsa Monostory
My inspiration comes from architecture, nature, all things living. The human and animal form, their behaviour and relationship are the most intriguing to me. These are the features that I try to express in my narrative pieces.
Instructor
Natalie Waddell
Natalie Waddell is a Canadian ceramic artist and educator based in Toronto. Her practice is driven by the love of process and the exploration of heritage and memory through clay.
A student of the Sheridan College Ceramic Craft and Design program (2003), she is known for her functional and sculptural work and active participation in local ceramic and arts communities and associations. Natalie was invited to participate as a judge in the CBC tv show The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down.
Instructor
Darren Cross
Years after graduating from OCAD University and earning a degree in Philosophy at the University of Toronto, Darren rediscovered his passion for the visual arts in the form of pottery. Darren’s earnestness and enthusiasm is evident in the style of his instruction and his desire to help foster a community of potters. As for Darren’s playfulness, he strives to embody an old adage: “maturity consists in having reacquired the seriousness one had as a child, at play”.
Darren currently teaches 2 hour wheel throwing classes and multi-week wheel throwing classes