CLAY STUDIO
Welcome To
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Clay comes alive at WHAM
Whether you are a hand builder or a wheel thrower
you will find a home here.
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Our Clay Studio is fully outfitted with everything a clay artist needs. We have wheels, glaze, kilns, and clay (at cost) on property and available to help you craft your best ceramic expressions.
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After joining as a WHAM Member, a small monthly fee of $20 affords you full access to the studio and all its equipment during regular business hours. As an added bonus, all members are welcome to enjoy open studio Wednesday evenings from 4pm-8pm.
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Classes are offered throughout the year to both Members and Non-Members. Check the Classes & Events page for more information.
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Stop by for a visit!
We will be happy to show you around.
If you plan to make use of our Clay Studio, please download and read the documents below
These documents tell you everything you need to know about expectations for our Clay Studio artists.
Hand building is at the heart of expressing oneself in clay. This room is designed with the hand builder in mind. Standing and sitting work surfaces are all available. Equipment includes a Shimpo slab roller, storage of tools, molds, Big Blue Northstar extruder, drywall ware-boards, staging racks (for drying, greenware, bisqueware, glaze firing & finished works)
The Wheel Room
One Brent B Wheel,
two Brent C wheels,
two Brent CXC wheels,
one Bailey Pro-X wheel, and one Pacifica 800 wheel.
Bats, Giffin grip, tools, heat guns, drying shelves and more!
The Glaze Room
Brush, dip, pour or spray!
Amoco glazes, Coyote Glazes,
Laguna commercial powdered glazes and batch glazes from scratch are provided.
Firing fees do apply.
The Courtyard / Patio
Our lovely shaded outdoor courtyard with a spray booth, a new ultra-quiet air compressor, some work tables, a grinding wheel and an outdoor sink for clean-up.
The Kiln Areas
We currently have TWO electric Skutt 1027 Cone 6 kilns, ONE electric Skutt 818 Cone 10 kiln, ONE electric glass kiln, ONE gas downdraft Geil 802 fiber kiln and ONE gas updraft West Coast kiln! Oxidation and reduction firings all happen HERE at WHAM. Truly incredible results await your amazing input and creativity.
*Please note: There is a cost associated to each piece being fired. See the Clay Studio Manager for more information.
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Clay for Sale
WHAM sells Cone 5 WS-5, Speckled Buff for $25 per bag and B-mix clay for $28 per bag. All Cone 10 clay to be fired in the gas kiln will be special order only. Speak with the Clay Studio Manager for more information. We also have a variety of wheel and hand build tools available for sale.
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