Monthly Studio Membership
$50.00
House Rules
Compliance
Members are trusted to abide by the House Rules. When staff identify issues while a member is still at the studio, they will notify the member verbally. When staff or other members identify issues after a member has left the studio, a note will be made to the member file. A $30 fine will be charged to members who accumulate 3 violations in any rolling 30-day period. Repeated non-compliance will result in cancellation of membership by Studio Staff.
Material Fees
Members will pay for the materials used. Material fees are incurred when work is fired and will be paid by the member when taking work home. When members take work home, the work will be weighed by staff, and the member must pay the fee appropriate to the scenarios. Only paid work can be taken home.
Control of Creative Flow
Completing a clay project can span over a few weeks and it is key to organize your workflow. Members are autonomous in their creative process and are responsible managing each step in the making process and perform quality control.
Studio staff will fire bone dry and glazed pots when they are placed on the designated shelves. We reserve the right to exclude work from firings if the work is deemed at risk of explosion or glaze running during the firing.
Studio staff endeavours to manipulate member work carefully when loading and unloading the kiln and will not be held responsible for accidental damage or damage caused by a faulty making process.
Cleanliness & Tidiness Rule
Cleanliness is key to the wellness of people using the studio, including members, students and staff. Individuals are responsible for wiping clean their table work area, equipment and tools before leaving the studio. This includes plaster bats used to dry sloppy clay, floor, tool boards, bats, scales and banding wheels. Tools are returned to their proper place as indicated by signage and labels.
Water Use & Disposal
Members make best effort in efficient use of water in the Studio, especially as it relates to cleaning. Clay and glaze water shall never be poured into the sink.
Physical Safety
Members are responsible for their own physical safety when accessing the studio and its resources. As such, members will only use equipment they have been trained to use. Members pay attention to and are aware of their surroundings and their position relative to them to plan movements in the studio.
Members must not use any hazardous substance or engage in hazardous activities without requesting permission from Studio staff in writing. Permission may be granted at Staff’s sole discretion upon member’s demonstration of their competency in safely handling such substance or performing such activities. Members will immediately notify Studio Staff in case of injury or another reportable incident that occur while in or around the Studio.
Psychological Safety
Clay is a wonderful media to calm the mind and find inner peace. The Studio is a place where everyone is welcome to create in a judgment-free environment. Staff endeavours to be inclusive and respecting, to frame feedback as learning problems, not execution problems, acknowledge their own fallibility, and model curiosity. Members are expected to do the same towards themselves and others.
Reasonableness & Lawfulness
Members will not engage in any activity in or around the Studio that are unlawful, illegal or unreasonably dangerous. Members will use Studio equipment, tools and resources in a reasonable manner to avoid damage and undue wear and tear.
Damage to Studio Property
Members are responsible for any loss, cost or damage to Studio property caused by willful or negligent conduct.
Member Resources
Members may bring their own tools and resources for use at the studio. The Studio offers no storage space and members must bring their own tools and resources back home after each session. Members must use Studio-provided clay while at the Studio.