Ceramics Open Studio (Ages 16+)
Schedule
Tue, 07 Jan, 2025 at 04:00 pm
UTC-08:00Location
117 N 10th St, Santa Paula, CA, United States, California 93060 | Santa Paula, CA
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Access to SPAM’s Cole Creativity Center ceramic studio is available on Tuesdays from 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. and Thursdays from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Open studio is uninstructed; our kiln technician, Jynell Dimalanta will be on-site to answer any questions and assist in purchasing clay. All students must enroll online for either “Hand Building” or “Wheel Throwing” to reserve their spot. Reservations are available monthly. Enrollment is limited and preregistration is required.
Open Studio Guidelines
Members cannot bring in outside clay and must purchase clay from the Santa Paula Art Museum to ensure cone-appropriate clay bodies. *Students will have the option to purchase Porcelain Frost, Azabache, Speckled Buff or in-house reclaim.
No production pottery allowed. Studio-use is designed for craft development and personal projects. Please be mindful of the space you occupy, we are a small studio and cannot store work for extended periods of time.
All pieces will be loaded, fired, and unloaded by our kiln tech.
All participants must have previous studio experience.
Firing Schedule
Open Studio students can expect regular bisque and glaze firings at the rate that reflects the volume of work. We do not prioritize certain work for our firings. Please allow at least two weeks for your work to be fired once placed on a greenware shelf.
As a reminder, we only fire cone 5 clay purchased from the Cole Creativity Center
Clay Shop
We offer three different cone five clay bodies from Laguna Clay Company, and our own recycled cone five studio reclaim. We do not allow outside clay bodies.
SPECKLED BUFF (stoneware) - $22/25LBS
AZABACHE (stoneware) - $25/25LBS
FROST (Porcelain) - $32/25LBS
Maintaining a Clean Studio
Please allow yourself enough time to clean your workspace properly at the end of each open studio session. Clean up should begin 15 minutes before open studio ends. Please leave the space as clean as you found it at the start of your work period. This includes any equipment used, such as the slab roller, wedging tables, wheels, bats, buckets, towels, studio aprons, etc. We do our best to maintain a clean studio environment. Some clay dust is bound to happen, but it can be hazardous if it builds up.
Please do NOT sand your pieces inside—if sanding outside, please wear a mask.
Guests
No one other than members and students are permitted to work in the studio.
Animals
We ask that you do not bring animals to the studio space except for permitted service animals.
*By purchasing this service, participants understand that the studio is a shared space and appropriate conduct and cooperation is essential for everyone. Participants who demonstrate disrespectful behavior, such as discrimination, direct or indirect aggression, and harassment or fail to follow safety rules and the studio guidelines, may result in immediate cancellation of the participants studio access. In such case, the Santa Paula Art Museum does not guarantee a refund, of any amount, to the participant.
Questions? We are here to help!
Kiln Technician
Jynell Dimalanta - [email protected]
Curator of Creativity
Gabriel Islas - [email protected] or (805) 525-5554 ext. 104
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