We're so thrilled with how much space we have! The CSC board and I have been working hard to offer lots of features at the new space, including a new water and clay recycling center that I'm super excited about. (More on that in another post!)
We're currently fundraising for more Giffin Grips and Banding Wheels. Check out our current facilities, they're always growing: -10 Electric Wheels (4 standing, 6 sitting) -1 Slab Roller with a designated Handbuilding room for 8-10 people -3 Electric Kilns -4+ Studio sinks -Clay-recycling system (and future water recycling system!) -Wedging tables, scales and wareboards -Drying shelves -Storage cubbies -Clay storage and purchasing system -Glaze room and equipment (with glazing instruments and brushes) -Studio glazes (I think we're up to 8 tried & true recipes, but always adding more!) -Library with 100+ books -Secure key-pad entry for Members You'll have to come check out the studio for a tour one day! It's been a labour of love and made possible by serious girl power. Did you hear?
Our teaching studio headquarters has moved to the Clay Studio Collective! It has been almost a year in the making, and we're so excited to offer more space for students to join in class, PLUS a space to work independently outside of class. We hosted our first class (3-Week Beginners) in the new space November 19, 2023! Classes are located at: 17 Church Street Lower Level Athens, Ontario K0E 1B0 Open Directions in Google Maps Check out the Clay Studio Collective to learn more! Hey everyone,
I know many people have had tragic events this year. I am thankful that I have not experienced tragedy this year. But I am one of those people who have found it hard! I started January 2020 with big dreams and High Hopes. I purchased a house that needed a lot of TLC with the intention of making it a secondary studio. It’s a place I’d dreamed about for a very long time; a place where Potters could go anytime and spend as long as they wanted on their projects. Not having to rush or be confined to a three hour schedule. Just as I started fixing the place up Covid hit. No problem! The studio is going to take months to get ready! I can fix the house while we wait out the pandemic. I was working 8 hour days to get the studio ready, all while April, May and June ticked by. Covid scared the students who would otherwise have loved a studio opportunity. When July came around I realised that I needed to make a decision. Covid wasn’t going away and with months of paying mortgage and utilities I could not financially hold everything in place until it passed. Especially with no teaching income coming in. It was such a hard decision to make. By the end of July, it was clear that I was going to have to make the house into a place where somebody would want to live. With the help of Cathy and Chris and many, many others, I was able to get the house ready. I started 10+ hour days between August to December, we got the job done. I’ve had some time to reflect on what happened. This was a dream that Covid threw off course. So the sting of failure for the studio still sits in my throat. However, I am buoyed by the kindness of neighbours Ryan and Tanya and the joy that somebody has a bright newly renovated Home. I am filled with gratitude for the students that were with me and were ready to support me! You hold a special place in my heart. I am sorry if I got you excited just to let you down. Thanks to my parents for covering the cost of the kitchen and the bathroom I did not have to borrow more money. To mend this hurt I have found listening to some podcasts Oprah's master class January 31, 2019 and mind your business 432 How to bounce back after a failed launch. started to read Radical Acceptance. More recently, I am also thankful for the Bee Well project to direct my energies to. Which allows us to continue connecting online even though things can still feel uncertain. I think the best thing will be getting back to work and hanging out with my students again but who knows what plans I can come up with over the next 4 weeks. Pat says I should start with cleaning my studio lol - so maybe I’ll start there. |
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