GUIDELINES FOR POTTERY STUDIO:    

o    PARTICIPANTS MUST SIGN IN AND PROVIDES TIMES IN & OUT USING THE LOG BOOK IN THE POTTERY ROOM

o    HELPS US ASSESS HOURS USED TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR GRANTS!

o    PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR EMERGENCIES AND LIABILITY PURPOSES

o    LEAVE THE POTTERY STUDIO AS YOU FOUND IT

o    CLEAN WHEELS, UNPLUG AND PUT FOOT PEDALS UP

o    WET MOP THE FLOORS

o    PAIL, MOP AND ALL SUPPLIES MUST BE PUT IN PROPER STORAGE AREAS AFTER EVERY USE

o    WIPE WEDGING TABLES OF EXCESS CLAY AFTER USE

o    DO NOT BLOCK ACCESS TO THE SINK

o    CLEAN TOOLS AND PLACE BACK IN DESIGNATED AREA. CHECK SLOP BUCKETS FOR TOOLS AND SPONGES BEFORE LEAVING

o    NO CLAY IS TO BE THROWN AWAY; IT CAN ALL BE RECYCLED

o    RECYCLE CLAY

o    TRIMMINGS AND DRY ITEMS YOU DON’T WANT TO KEEP GO IN THE RECLAIM BUCKET

o    FAILED PIECES FROM THROWING SHOULD BE RECLAIMED BY YOU BY DRYING A FEW MINUTES ON THE PLASTER BATS AND REWEDGED. KEEP YOUR OWN CLAY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

o    SLOP BUCKETS ARE TO BE LEFT ON THE DESIGNATED SHELVES TO SETTLE OUT.

o    PERSONAL ITEMS (CLAY, TOOLS, GLAZE ETC.) MUST BE LABELED AND STORED IN DESIGNATED AREAS. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR THINGS IN THE STUDIO WHEN YOUR STUDIO TIME IS OVER. PLEASE TAKE IT HOME

o    IF PARTICIPANTS LEAVE CLAY OR TOOLS BEHIND AT THE END OF THEIR STUDIO TIME, THESE MAY BE ADDED TO GENERAL USE. ANY OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS LEFT BEHIND MAY BE DISCARDED BY PHAC STAFF AT THEIR DISCRETION.

o    POTTERY STUDIO MAY NOT BE USED DURING PHAC PROGRAMS/EVENTS THAT ARE USING THE POTTERY STUDIO

o    CALENDAR WILL BE POSTED FOR THE CURRENT MONTH ON THE BULLETIN BOARD – IT IS UP TO YOU TO KNOW WHEN STUDIO IS AVAILABLE.

o    ACCESS CODES MUST NEVER BE SHARED OR GIVEN OUT

o    IF OTHERS ARE NEEDING A CODE, THEY MUST CONTACT THE PHAC STAFF

o    THERE WILL BE A $50 PENALTY IF RULES ARE NOT FOLLOWED

GUIDELINES FOR KILN/FIRING:

o    POTTERY MUST BE SIGNED WITH YOUR SYMBOL/INITIALS OR IT WILL NOT BE FIRED

o    PLEASE ADD YOUR NAME AND SYMBOL TO THE SYMBOL RECORD SHEET MUST USE PROPER GLAZE TECHNIQUES

o    WAX BOTTOM AND WIPE EXCESS GLAZE AFTER DIPPING

o    IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT GLAZING, PLEASE CONTACT PHAC STAFF TO SCHEDULE ASSISTANCE

o    CLEARLY INDICATE POTTERY THAT IS READY TO BE FIRED IN THE KILN BY PLACING IN THE DESIGNATED SHELF

o    PIECES THAT ARE NOT CAREFULLY MADE AND WELL-TRIMMED OR BROKEN WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR FIRING. PIECES LEFT ON SHEVES FOR TWO WEEKS IN AN UNFINISHED CONDITION WILL BE DISCARDED BY POTTERY TECHNITION.

o    PIECES MEETING FIRING CRITERIA WILL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE KILN TECHNITION

o    ITEMS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN BISQUED AT THE END OF YOUR STUDIO TIME MAY BE GLAZED IN THE NEXT MONTH SO THAT THINGS ARE NOT LEFT ON SHELVES FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.