Turfle, Susan A. on fri 29 aug 97
My husband and I started construction on our house (acting as general
contractor) Memorial Day weekend. I have an area in the basement that
I have reserved as "MY STUDIO". I asked the plumber to add a line for
a double-bowl wash tub. I have a medium sized window (32 3/4" wide x
24" high) in the studio. The studio space is about 13' x 15' with
block walls on two sides and regular drywall walls on the other two
sides. It has a cement floor. I am in the process of purchasing a
used kiln (Sno kiln Model P27). Currently, I do hand building. I
WILL be working on my own wheel (as soon as I find one or breakdown
and buy a new one), although I've never touched a wheel... it's been
my dream ever since I first touched clay in the fall of 1995.
I do not have a formal education in clay. I have taken 6 classes (16
hours each) from a wonderful potter - Terry Whye of Whye Clayworks of
Finksburg, MD. It may sound a bit rash of me to jump in head first in
setting up my own studio, but I have to (clay is all I think about...
too bad it isn't my full-time job... will be someday).
Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions for studio design?
Should I seal the cement floor?
Anything one "must have" in their studio?
Any suggested books (besides "The Self Reliant Potter" which I'm
currently looking for) for a beginner?
PS -- Wish me luck - I'm in my first gallery show 4 Sept - 27 Sept.
The show is called "Masks of the Makers".
Thanks in advance!
-Susan
Westminster, MD
Donald G. Goldsobel on sat 30 aug 97
>
>Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions for studio design?
>Should I seal the cement floor?
>Anything one "must have" in their studio?
>Any suggested books (besides "The Self Reliant Potter" which I'm
>currently looking for) for a beginner?
>
>
>I just finished building a stand alone studio. After 20 years of makeshift
desins and accomodations, I insisted on the following:
an easy clean floor with insulation. Can't stand cold feet.
Plenty of shelving, and a place to put your stuff.
Good lighting is essential
Try to have good air circulation.
A damp box to keep work in progress moist is far superior to wrapping
things in plastic.
Separate the various functions by area, i.e. clay prep, making, glazing
Good luck
John Johnson on mon 1 sep 97
Saw your thread and remembered an article in CM, back in the dark ages.
January, 1981 'Selecting and Designing a Studio' by Ric Swenson. In this
article a great deal of thought is given to the type of production it will be
used for, type of kiln(s), etc. He shows 3 veriations on a 20 x 20 space
which would typically be a 2 car garage. If you can't find a copy, email me
personally and I'll mail you a not-so-good photo-copy. Hope this helps
John in West Virginia
Liz Dodge on mon 1 sep 97
Be sure to test your basement for radon. There was a heartbreaking message
some time ago on clayart about a potter with a basement studio who was
battling cancer from radon gas and radon on clay dust.
Best wishes for your show
Liz Dodge in Berkeley, CA
Robert Speirs, M.D. 12 4450 on mon 1 sep 97
Dear Susan,
Congrats on the new studio. Mine was just completed about 5 weeks ago
and I am loving having it. I do have some advice to make your space
more efficient.
My biggest joy so far is my clay trap for the sink. I am usually quite
sparing with what I put down it (save absolutely all my slop and scraps
and never wash my bats). But I am amazed at what is settling in the
bottom of the container which I got from Olsen Industries (thank you
Clayrters for turning me onto this place)for only $50. If you would
like their address, just let me know. It is such a relief to know that
my drains will never stop up.
I am also very happy that I painted my floor, as advised by Clayarters,
too. The only thing I'd have done differently is to have used an oil
base paint. I used acrylic latex which looks nice but has a rather
matte finish and the mop doesn't slide over it as a slick oil based
paint would allow. It looks great, however, and covers all the flaws of
the concrete. I painted it white, which is maybe not the best color
because all the dirt shows up, but at least I can tell when it's really
clean.
If there's any way to put your kiln in a partitioned space, I would
advise that. Not only will your studio not get as hot, any nasties not
removed by the Envirovent will be less likely to end up in your lungs.
I have a piece of plywood covered with canvas for wedging my clay. I
can take this outside and hose it down every so often, and since it's
portable, I don't have to dedicate an entire table to being canvas
covered and harder to clean.
Don't forget to put some of your favorite things in the studio. You'll
be spending a lot of time there. I painted the walls my favorite shade
of taupe, put up pictures of dolphins all over the place, and have
several plants in there. It's really a pleasing place to be.
Best of luck.
Laura in Oregon
Jolee Chartrand on wed 3 sep 97
Laura - I saw your response to Susan and your reference to the clay trap
you got from Olsen. Please give me their address/phone # too. I am on
a septic system and it is very important that I collect every bit of
clay I can. Thanks in advance!
Ric Swenson on sun 7 sep 97
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Saw your thread and remembered an article in CM, back in the dark ages.
>January, 1981 'Selecting and Designing a Studio' by Ric Swenson. In this
>article a great deal of thought is given to the type of production it will be
>used for, type of kiln(s), etc. He shows 3 veriations on a 20 x 20 space
>which would typically be a 2 car garage. If you can't find a copy, email me
>personally and I'll mail you a not-so-good photo-copy. Hope this helps
>
>John in West Virginia
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Hi guys & gals !
I, too have a copy of the article and would be happy to fax it to ANYONE
ON THE CLAYART LIST that's interested...or......snail mail it out. Send
me your fax number by email .... or send me your mailing address. ( Can't
email it out...... Haven't yet figured out the 'scanner' thing...and
besides....lots of pictures that wouldn't translate well from MAC OS8 to
Big Blue/Bill's OS and vice -versa.)
Regards,
from the dark ages...
Ric
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rswenson@bennington.edu "Standard Disclaimers Apply" "Opinions are my own."
Ric Swenson, Bennington College, Route 67 - A, Bennington, Vermont 05201
- 6001
802 442 - 5401 vox 4621 fax 4582 or direct fax 802 442 - 6164
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Jeremy/Bonnie Hellman on sun 7 sep 97
Ric-
What a timely posting for me! I'm beginning to think about adding a
studio. My snail mail is: 336 Coleman Drive, Monroeville, PA 15146; my
fax is: 412-963-1322. Will reimburse any costs involved or send you a
SASE first (or stamps after). Mine wasn't the original request, but I
don't have access to 1981 CM.
TIA
Bonnie Hellman in Pittsburgh, PA
>>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>Saw your thread and remembered an article in CM, back in the dark ages.
>>January, 1981 'Selecting and Designing a Studio' by Ric Swenson. In this
>>article a great deal of thought is given to the type of production it will be
>>used for, type of kiln(s), etc. He shows 3 veriations on a 20 x 20 space
>>which would typically be a 2 car garage. If you can't find a copy, email me
>>personally and I'll mail you a not-so-good photo-copy. Hope this helps
>>
>>John in West Virginia
>
>
>----------------reply-----------------------
>
>Hi guys & gals !
>
>I, too have a copy of the article and would be happy to fax it to ANYONE
>ON THE CLAYART LIST that's interested...or......snail mail it out. Send
>me your fax number by email .... or send me your mailing address. ( Can't
>email it out...... Haven't yet figured out the 'scanner' thing...and
>besides....lots of pictures that wouldn't translate well from MAC OS8 to
>Big Blue/Bill's OS and vice -versa.)
>
>Regards,
>
>from the dark ages...
>
>Ric
>
>@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
>rswenson@bennington.edu "Standard Disclaimers Apply" "Opinions are my
>own."
>Ric Swenson, Bennington College, Route 67 - A, Bennington, Vermont 05201
>- 6001
>802 442 - 5401 vox 4621 fax 4582 or direct fax 802 442 - 6164
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Edward M. Jacobs on mon 8 sep 97
Dear Ric
I would appreciate a copy of the studio design article you mentioned in
the subject e-mail.
Thanks in advance
Fax 850 862 7321
Ed Jacobs
Shalimar, FL
BTW
If you plan to do a lot of scanning and sending scanned stuff, or
illustrations of any kind, over the internet you might try Adobe
Acrobat. Adobe Acrobat creates cross platform portable document format
(pdf) documents. A free reader is available on the internet from Adobe
and a number of sources. The process is simply to scan the document and
save it as an Acrobat document. Acrobat has a great compression scheme
and makes files smaller than you can achieve with PK Zip or Stuffit.
It is also great for saving web pages with graphics from the internet.
You simply select acrobat in the chooser as the print engine and select
print from the file menu. Prints everything on the screen to an acrobat
document. Graphics, text, and all.
We use Acrobat in our office for transmitting everything from graphics
to large reports. Can be read by everyone.
Ed
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