Who is eligible for membership?

Adult 18 and older, potters who have tools at home to work on their own time, who only need glazing and firing services. If you have never done pottery before, we recommend taking our intro classes or our 5 weeks course. Our 5 weeks cours include the use of our studio for after class for practice. If you have questions, email us info@claylabpottery.com

What do I do now that I've signed up for membership?

Yey! email us to schedule a studio tour if you have not done so already. upon your visit, we will walk you through our studio work floats and rules, and you are off to go, have fun!

Can I bring my kids or friends with me to the studio?

Unfortunately - no, we cannot accommodate this. We love that you want to share this with your children and friends but we kindly ask that you register a private lesson with us or take a group class. Staff can give you more information. This is in the interest of safety, organization, capacity, and making sure we know who is in the studio at all times.

What cone does the studio fire at? Who does the firing?

We fire electric kilns for both bisque and glaze. Bisque is fired to cone 04/05 and Glaze is fired to cone 5/6.
We do not fire low-fire glazes or clays. If you want to work with high fire clay and glaze, you will need prior approval with studio manager. firing might take longer cause we will need to to an entire separate kiln fire.

Staff only operate the kilns. We load and unload on a weekly basis whenever there’s a full kiln load.

What is "Medium" size piece?

every member has a monthly firing limit of 20 medium size piece, usually mean a piece that are approximately 6"x6"x6" in measurement or smaller.

Can I make pots that are bigger than 6"x6"?

Yes! you are welcome to make pots larger than 6x6 inches. Just know they potentially would incur a longer wait time to get fired as we need sufficient kiln space to fit your pot. Depending on how much bigger they are, they would also take up more of your monthly firing allowance (example - a 10 inch piece would count as 2 of your monthly firing.

How does the 20 fire pieces monthly allowance work?

Staff have a master list to track everyone’s firings. Each time a piece gets fire, it count for one. (for example, a piece will get fire twice, once for bisque, once for glaze, that will count as total of 2. Most member don't make nearly close to the limit. This is a rule to ensure that all members have gotten their fair share of the firing every month and to ensure that our studio isn't being use as a production studio.

Please allow 1 week to 10 days of turn around time for each fire.