POTTERY OPEN STUDIO
Monday Session:
6-week studio use | Mondays, March 17, 24, 31, April 7, 14 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm in the Coach House | Previous pottery experience required
Thursday Session:
6-week studio use | Thursdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3, & 10 | 7:15 – 10:15 pm in the Coach House | Previous pottery experience required
Want a little more freedom in the studio? Open Studio is suited to individuals who can work safely and independently in the studio. If you have taken a 4-week wheel and/or hand building course or equivalent, then our open studio option is perfect for you. If this requirement is a barrier– please email us at assistant@homerwatson.on.ca explaining your experience working in ceramics.
An Open Studio participant should be able to monitor their own work, center their own clay, trim wheel-thrown pieces, construct hand-built work to a project-appropriate thickness, and effectively glaze their own pots.
What is included in Open Studio Program?
- Basic studio tools
- Studio paint on glazes & underglazes
- 1ft x 3ft shelf space for active artworks
- Wheels, 14” slab roller, and hand building tables
- Opportunity to take part in monthly studio clay and supply orders
- Firing services
- 1 kiln shelf included with registration
- For additional firing space see firing price chart
What is NOT included in your monthly membership:
- Towels – We recommend that you bring an apron or wear clothing you can work in that can get dirty.
- Plastic bags to cover your work and keep it from drying out between classes
Clay
Our studio is a single clay-body space, meaning we only have a reclaim system for Smooth White Cone 6 Clay (typically PSH #519). You can purchase the clay from HWHG for $25/10kg or from S & S Pottery Supplies a division of The Pottery Supply House in Kitchener.
Clay cost: 25$ for 10kg bag/ 50$ for 20kg box
Community Kiln Share Firing
Kiln Information
Brand & Model: R-200 Euclid Kiln
Kiln type: Electric
Internal size: 23″ x 27″
Max firing temperature: Cone 6, 2232°F, 1222°C
At Homer Watson House & Gallery we are happy to share our kiln with the public! With a few requirements we can help transform your clay into ceramic!
Firing Requirements & Expectations:
- Our community bisque firing temperature is cone 04 and our glaze firing temperature is cone 6. *All clay and glazes used to create your work must be compatible to reach cone 6 temperature*.
- To prevent kiln shelf damage, the bottom or underside of all works must be wiped clean of glaze.
- Works dropped off for our community firings will be added at the discretion of our technician for dryness and glaze application. Works will be fired within 1 week from the date they are dropped off.
- Homer Watson House & Gallery is a teaching and learning facility that is frequented by new pottery students from kids and adult classes. By firing with us you acknowledge that we are unable to control accidental damage incurred within the studio or in the kiln from others’ works.
- We appreciate great communication when it comes to sharing details of the clay body and glazes being used.
- If you require a different firing temperature you may be able to rent out the entire kiln – please email assistant@homerwatson.on.ca to see if we can accommodate your specific need.
- Once fired, artwork must be picked up within 5 days.
- HWHG does not sand or grind the bottoms of our community kiln firings.
For details regarding whole kiln firing costs, or other kiln firing inquiries please reach out to assistant@programs.on.ca
