Open studio FAQ

This is an open studio where you are able to work solo in the space, you are free to come and go at your own pace/leisure.

With bookable time slots you will have time to focus on developing your wheel skills with plenty of all-important practice time.

The studio is different because you can use it as your own space and in your own time. It is a space to enjoy time on the wheel and its positive effects on your wellbeing.

The pricing is taylored as an excellent value option for accessible wheel time in Edinburgh City.

You do need to have had some prior experience on the wheel 

I would say at least an introducuctory course

Below is a list of the esstential equpment to get started. These basic tools will allow you to progress to a proficient level. In addition you can source more tools to explore the diffent ways of using them. You will develop your favourites and get to know the ways they work best for you.

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The studio format has been designed specifically with safety in mind.  

The space has excellent ventilation from the nearby window. The studio has a minimum of clutter for greatest ease of use, while still having all the equipment to enabling you to work happily. Simply a wheel, a chair, a work surface and two buckets for water. All other equipment or tools will be your own and stored away in your individual storage space. 

The space is cleaned by each user after their session and each new user can wipe down as they enter too. Cleaning products will always be available in the space to use for this reason.

Another for the bulding as a whole  - - - [safety]

During the widespread lockdown during March and April 2020 the bulding remained open. In the case of any future lockdowns it is envisaged. In the unlikely case that a closure does take effect your pre-paid sessions will be held for you, to resume upon reopenning.  

Each session is 2 hours long. You can book more than one back to back if you wish and take advantage of an extra 30 minutes, which would otherwise be used for the changeover between sessions. 

You can email [email protected] to be added to the list of users. From here the calendar of sessions will be shared with you from where you can book sessions. You will need a gmail account to make bookings. (if you don't have one yet they are very easy to set up)  

This ranges from £ - - to £ - - depending on the size of the block you have opted for. The larger the block the better value it is.

TBC

You can go to the shop section of this website and purchase blocks of different sizes. The larger blocks are better value. Link to this section is here if it helps [add link once set up].

To fire your pieces  you can leave them on either the biscuit firing or glaze firing shelving areas. Once complete they will be placed on the pick-up storage section for your collection to continue working on.

Pieces must be marked with your initails to be fired. This can be either with a stamp or marked with stain.  

It is an electric fired kiln which fires with an oxidised atmosphere.

This depends on the level of demand at the time. But we hope to get your pieces through within two weeks of them being placed on the relevant shelving area.

Firing is charged at £30 per full kiln, so a half load would be £15 as you would expect.

To get an idea of what a full kiln repretnts, the capacity of the kiln is W:41cm x H:34cm.

* TBC - Firings pre-paid credit system  for firing services to enable this process. Can be bought at the same time as session blocks. 

While you are solo working in the studio. You will be part of a community of people working the same as you.