Non-Enrolled Students: If not currently enrolled in classes, you can use Open Studio time to work independently.
Currently Enrolled Students: To supplement your time in class, you can purchase Open Studio time. Any work created in class must be contained to class. Any work made in Open Studio must be stored on the designated Open Studio shelves in the Lower Level Studio.
Booking Guidelines
Location: Lower Level Studio
Time: 3-Hour Session
Wheel Throwing: If planning to wheel throw, book your first, second, and third sessions at once to take into account throwing, trimming, glazing. Please allow two weeks for drying and firing.
Class Timeline Adherence: For a 4 or 8-week course, follow your class timeline. Work thrown in the last two weeks may not be ready for trimming or firing by your last class.
Final Classes Warning: Booking on the week of or after the second last class of your session means that your work may not be fired in time. Additional (paid) Open Studio time will be required to return and glaze your pieces.
Studio Guidelines
Clay: 5kg of clay is included, but any unused clay cannot be taken home or stored at the studio. To prevent damage to the kiln, clay from outside of the studio is not allowed. For additional clay, 5kg of clay is available for purchase for $18 +HST.
Labeling: Use provided post-it notes to label all work with your full name and dates. Unlabeled work will be discarded.
Cleaning Rules:
- Wipe clean all surfaces, including communal areas and boards used.
- Dry wooden boards upright against a wall.
- Mop your work area and dispose of any clay on the floor into the garbage.
- Wipe the glaze buckets after using.
Please keep to the scheduled hours and ensure that you are cleaned-up and have left the studio by the end of the Open Studio hours. Please adhere to all guidelines to ensure a smooth and enjoyable experience for everyone.
Work Storage:
- Wet work and greenware: Stored for 14 days.
- Bisqued work: Stored for 3 weeks.
- Glazed work: Stored for 3 weeks.
- After the timing above, all work will be discarded
Drying and Firing Time: Allow a minimum of two weeks for drying and firing, including before returning to glaze. Manage your own timings independently.
Firing Fees
Per Piece (pieces over 8 inches high):
$0.08 per cubic inch (HST not included)
Example: Your piece is 14” x 4” x 4” we would multiply length x width x height to get the cubic inch measurements and multiply that number by $0.08 to get your firing fee.
14” x 4” x 4” = 224 cubic inches
224 cubic inches x $0.08 = $17.92 +HST
We measure to the nearest half inch, we will not negotiate measurements after firing. We will do our utmost to be accurate.
Parkdale Pottery reserves the right to change pricing.
