Pottery Notes
WEEK 12 – MARCH 20
Finish Up!
Students and faculty, please take a moment to evaluate the class shelf, look at all the class pieces and check that pieces in progress have not been forgotten or abandoned. Unwanted, bone-dry pieces should be deposited in reclaim, boards and bats cleaned and returned for community use. The term is winding down, you should be wrapping up and focusing on getting work fired and glazed.
When you drop off your work for firing, please bring your clean wareboards back up to your classroom: the measuring station is not a wareboard storage area!
If you are returning for the next term and must leave work in progress, you must label any and all greenware on the class shelves with your name and “Spring 2023” or it will be thrown into reclaim. We encourage you to finish pieces and send them to the kilns, as any work in progress may dry out during the closure.
Thank you all for a wonderful term!
Settle Up for Firing Fees
Students who owe firing fees will receive email invoices from us! Please take a moment to make sure you haven’t missed these emails, which will be sent from pottery@greenwichhouse.org. Those with lingering unpaid firing balances will be automatically charged for overdue fees over the break.
Final Locker Reminder
Those returning for the spring term must renew their locker before 5:30 p.m. on March 25 or their belongings will be tossed! Stop by the liaison office to renew your locker.
Glazing Grace Period and Bisque Toss
There will be a two-week glazing grace period for spring students from Monday, April 3 until Sunday, April 16 at 5:30 p.m. Glazing appointments will be available on our glazing calendar in late March. Any winter bisqueware remaining on the class shelves on Monday, April 17 will be tossed to make room for new work.
Circle Your Glaze Temperature!
When you drop off your glazed work, be sure to circle the correct glaze temperature. When students forget to circle this information, it holds up your work from being fired until we can get in touch with you! If you circle the incorrect temperature, you run the risk of your work being underfired or melting in the kilns.
Happenings
GHP Artists Exhibition Reception
Join us on Friday, March 24 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. to celebrate all of the fantastic artwork on view in the Jane Hartsook Gallery by our community. The FOUR show awards will be announced at the reception: the Madelin Sadin Award (notable wheel-thrown work), the Anna Siok Award (notable handbuilt work), the Hiroe Hanazono Award (notable slipcast work), and the Director’s Choice Award. Each award comes with a $350 firing credit. Bring your friends and family and help us celebrate!
Community Exhibitions
We love to see so many of our community members exhibiting around the city! Be sure to check out the following:
- Longtime student Maggie Wells’solo exhibition at RW Guild is on view until April 1.
- Studio Manager Ryan Rennie is in a group show at New Collectors Gallery, on view until April 16.
- Former resident and current student Heidi Lau has new work (including pieces made in Jessi Li’s glass casting class) in a two-person show at Bureau, up until April 15.
- Student Sono Kuwayama has a solo show up at Ki Smith Gallery, on view until April 9.
- Liaison Kiani Ferris and Education Manager Megan Lee have a two-person show up at Trestle Art Space in Brooklyn, on view by appointment until April 14.
At-A-Glance Dates and Deadlines
Friday, March 24: GHP Artist Exhibition Opening Reception
Saturday, March 25: Winter Term Ends
Sunday, March 25-Sunday, April 2: Pottery closed for Interterm Break
Monday, April 3: Spring Term begins
Monday, April 3-Sunday, April 16: Winter Glazing Grace Period
Monday, April 17: Winter Bisque Toss
WEEK 11 – MARCH 13
Locker Reminder
Returning for spring classes? Make sure to renew your locker before the winter term wraps up! Unrenewed lockers will have their contents discarded over interterm break.
Top off Your Log!
In order to avoid pesky email invoices from our office, make sure to top off your firing log when you are dropping work off for firing! You can do so either in the office or in our online store.
New Resident: Hongmi Kim-Hoog
Please join me in welcoming our new resident artist, Hongmi Kim-Hoog. Hongmi is a New Jersey-based artist who creates vessel forms by layering earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain to create unique visual patterns. Often referred to as agateware, nerikomi, or neriage—depending on the methods and the art historical tradition an artist is referencing—this technique is exceedingly difficult. She will hone her technical skills and experiment with new forms during her spring residency. Be sure to stop by the residency studio on the first floor (near the spray booth) to say hi and see what Hongmi is working on.
In the Gallery
GHP Artists Exhibition
Mark your calendars for Friday, March 24 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. to join us for a reception to celebrate the GHP Artists Exhibition! Bring friends and loved ones—it’s a great time to show off your work and the lovely studio you make it in!
At-A-Glance Dates and Deadlines
Friday, March 24: GHP Artist Exhibition Opening Reception
Saturday, March 25: Winter Term Ends
Sunday, March 25-Sunday, April 2: Pottery closed for Interterm Break
Monday, April 3: Spring Term begins
WEEK 10 – MARCH 6
Winter Term is Almost Over!
We’ve almost made it to the finish line! Some reminders before classes end on March 25:
- Make sure class shelves are clear of work and personal items.
- Bring work to the measuring station for firing. Take any glazed pieces home.
- If you are not returning for the spring term, kindly vacate your locker and let the office know when you’ve moved out. If you are returning, be sure to renew your locker if you have not already done so! Lockers that are occupied and not renewed will be emptied out over the break.
- We prefer that students leave classroom shelves empty and clear out bisqueware, however if you must leave it behind and are returning in the winter term please consolidate your work to a single area, and clean the surrounding shelf. Work must be clearly labelled with your NAME and SPRING 2023 or it will be discarded.
Proper Reclaim
When cleaning up at the end of working, please make sure you are putting clay in the appropriate buckets. The techs have noticed a large amount of useable clay ending up in the reclaim. The only clay that should go in the reclaim is clay that is too dry to use or trimming clay. Please re-wedge wet clay and put it back into the clay bin.
GHP Student Show
Every student who was enrolled in a class at GHP over the past year is invited to put one piece into our annual GHP Artists Exhibition. Please stop by the liaison office to pick up an entry form, which explains the show in further detail. Be prepared to drop off your work for the show during regular Pottery hours through Saturday, March 11. The gallery door will be closed but unlocked for your convenience. The exhibition will run from March 17 through April 21, with an artist reception on Friday, March 24 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
At-A-Glance Dates and Deadlines
Sunday, March 5 – Saturday, March 11: Student Exhibition Drop-Off Period (only during regular Pottery hours)
March 6: Hongmi Hoog Kim Residency Begins
Friday, March 24: GHP Artist Exhibition Opening Reception
Saturday, March 25: Winter Term Ends
Sunday, March 25-Sunday, April 2: Pottery Closed for Interterm Break
Monday, April 3: Spring Term Begins
WEEK 9 – FEBRUARY 27
New Team Members
Join us in welcoming our 2 new interns, Keira Phillips (she/her) and Becca Panos (she/her.) Keira is a student at Pratt and Becca attends NYU. They will be with us for the next 2 months. Say hi next time you see them!
Close the Buckets
Please help keep our clay supply in workable condition by making sure the clay is covered by a moist towel and snapping the lid closed each time you grab some from the bucket! Open lids lead to dry clay, which is a huge bummer for your classmates and our staff.
New Limited-Edition Glaze!
Back by popular demand, for a limited time, is Cone 10 Pink Shino! Show this glaze some love and get it while you can.
Attn: Slipcasters!
As your classes come to a close, don’t forget that you can use the slipcasting room during your normally scheduled class time to continue slipcasting for the remainder of the term. However, you may not continue pouring plaster as you will be without faculty supervision.
As the term winds down, please make sure to consolidate and label your molds with your full name and “Spring 2023” if you plan on returning for the next term, otherwise kindly remove them from the studios before we close for break.
Did You Know the Pottery launched a microsite for the Capital Campaign?
Visit ghpfuture.greenwichhouse.org to find out more about the upgrades/improvements coming soon. Show your support and get involved with shaping the future of GHP. View the building plan on the reverse side of Pottery Notes, and scan the QR code for more information!
GHP Student Show
Every student who was enrolled in a class at GHP over the past year is invited to put one piece into our annual GHP Artists Exhibition. Please stop by the liaison office to pick up an entry form, which explains the show in further detail. Be prepared to drop off your work for the show during regular Pottery hours March 5 through 11. The exhibition will run from March 17 through April 21, with an artist reception on Friday, March 14 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
At-A-Glance Dates and Deadlines
Sunday, March 5 – Saturday, March 11: Student Exhibition Drop-off Period (only during regular Pottery hours)
Monday, March 6: Spring Term Online Registration Begins
Friday, March 24: GHP Artist Exhibition Opening Reception
Saturday, March 25: Last Day of the Winter Term
Sunday, March 26-Sunday, April 2: GHP CLOSED for inter-term break
WEEK 8 – FEBRUARY 20
Spring 2023 Schedule Available
The spring term schedule is now available online and in the office! Take a moment to look at our spring offerings, which include a plethora of in-person and online classes, including exciting special topics courses like Glass Casting and the Narrative Surface.
Registration opens online on Monday, March 6 at 12:00 p.m. EST. If you are a candidate for need-based financial aid, applications are available online and are due Friday, February 24 at 12:00 p.m. EST.
Keep our Techs and Equipment Safe!
Please help us out by taking extra care to make sure no tools end up in reclaim. Blades and other sharps are not allowed in the studio for this reason. These items can harm techs, students, and the equipment we depend on to make clay.
Yield to Faculty Demos
It’s already that time in the term! The glaze room is often booked during class times for class demonstrations and we ask that students refrain from glazing while they are taking place unless granted permission from the instructor. If you would like to glaze, we have plenty of afternoon and weekend appointments available online.
As a reminder, students need a (free) appointment in order to glaze for both crowd control and contact tracing purposes. You may book your appointment via the Current Students section of our website!
Class Chips
Always put your class chip in work you drop off for bisque, this helps techs place your work onto its proper class shelf. Chips are available on the left-hand side of the entrance to the glaze room, and should never go into the glaze firing. (They’ll stick to your work if they do!) Those who forget their class chip can find their work on the unlabeled bisque shelf.
FINAL WEEK!
It’s your last chance to check out Paul Narkiewicz’s solo show, A Figure Enters, in the gallery! It’s also your last week to visit with our artist in residence, Sara Nishikawa. Don’t let these two great opportunities pass you by.
GHP Student Show
Every student who was enrolled in a class at GHP over the past year is invited to put one piece into our annual GHP Artists Exhibition. Please stop by the liaison office to pick up an entry form, which explains the show in further detail. Be prepared to drop off your work for the show during regular Pottery hours March 5 through 11. The exhibition will run from March 17 through April 21, with an artist reception on Friday, March 14 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
At-A-Glance Dates and Deadlines
Friday, February 24: Spring Term Financial Aid Deadline
Sunday, March 5 – Saturday, March 11: Student Exhibition Drop-off Period (only during regular Pottery hours)
Monday, March 6: Spring Term Online Registration Begins
Friday, March 24: GHP Artist Exhibition Opening Reception
WEEK 7 – FEBRUARY 13
Door Code Reminder
Currently enrolled students may enter during our open hours using the door code 5-3-1.
Glazing Clinics
We still have openings in our remaining one-hour glazing clinics for currently enrolled students! Clinics are geared towards those who may have missed their class’s glazing demo, need a refresher, or want a new glazing perspective. Spots are $10 each, and we are offering them on the following dates:
Tuesday, February 14, 1:30-2:30 p.m. with Gina Tibbott
Thursday, February 16, 5:30-6:30 p.m. with Julie Knight
Saggar Deadline
The saggar firing drop-off deadline is this Saturday, February 18. Please have your pieces at the measuring station and write “Cone 2” on your firing slip. Clearly indicate if you would like a single firing, otherwise liaisons will charge for two firings.
No Wet Work at the Measuring Station
While we understand that everyone wants to move their work through bisque as quickly as possible, please do not drop off work that is wet or leather hard at the measuring station. In addition to the risk of cracking due to fluctuating kiln room temperatures, wet work runs the risk of exploding in the kiln and damaging your and other students’ projects.
Top Off Your Log
When you receive an email invoice from us, it’s time to top off your firing log. After paying the balance due, consider adding additional firing credit to your log to avoid pesky invoices in the future. While firing credit is non-refundable, it also never expires.
Layer Up!
It’s that time of the year again! The heat is on, but we need to keep the windows cracked for circulation. prepared for varying temperatures by wearing layers.
Studio Time Arrival
Please respect the studio hours and do not arrive earlier than your scheduled studio time, even if you want to reserve a particular spot! Early arrivals are disruptive to classes in session.
Running Out of Time!
Our current artist in residence, Sara Nishikawa, and the current exhibition, Paul Narkiewicz’s solo show, will only be around for another two weeks! Be sure to stop by the residency studio and the gallery before February 24 so you don’t miss out on these two great artists.
At-A-Glance Dates and Deadlines
Saturday, February 18: Cone 2 Work Drop-off Deadline
Friday, February 24: Spring Term Financial Aid Deadline
Sunday, March 5 – Saturday, March 11: Student Exhibition Drop-off Period (only during regular Pottery hours)
Monday, March 6: Spring Term Online Registration Begins
WEEK 6 – FEBRUARY 6
A-Section Students: Wrap Up
For those enrolled in the first 6-week session of the term, it’s time to pack up! If you’re not continuing with the next 6-week session, please vacate your locker, move your work to the measuring shelves, and pay any lingering firing invoices.
GHP is cellphone free!
The Pottery is a cellphone free zone in hopes that all are able to unplug and unwind while working in clay. Please silence your ringers and take phone calls outside. Text away but please mute your notifications to prevent class disruptions.
Glazing Clinics
We are pleased to offer three one-hour glazing clinics to currently enrolled students! Clinics are geared towards those who may have missed their class’s glazing demo, need a refresher, or want a new glazing perspective. Spots are $10 each, and we are offering them on the following dates:
Thursday, February 9 1:30-2:30 p.m. with Julie Knight
Tuesday, February 14 1:30-2:30 p.m. with Gina Tibbott
Thursday, February 16 5:30-6:30 p.m. with Julie Knight
Registration is required. Sign up via the Workshops section of our website.
Glaze Drop-Off
Do you have stamped measuring slips? Once you glaze your work, please drop it off on the glaze drop-off shelves to the left of the kiln room doors. If you are re-firing your glazed piece or do not have the glaze half of the firing slip, you can leave it on the regular drop-off shelves to be measured.
Restock of Pottery Sweatshirts!
Support the Pottery and keep warm on those cold days with a new Pottery sweatshirt, now available in black for 2023! Preorders are open until 2/12. You can place your order in the liaison office and the sweatshirts are $45 apiece. Expected delivery is at the end of February. See reverse side of Pottery Notes for a mock-up of the sweatshirt.
New Gallery Publication
Have you had a chance to check out the new zine (or booklet) we printed to go along with Paul Narkiewicz’s solo show? It includes essays by our very own Megan Mi-Ai Lee and Derek Weisberg. Get your copy today in the liaison office. It’s a limited edition, so don’t wait too long!
Call for Volunteers
We are still seeking community helpers for our February 11 Sidewalk Sale! Interested in helping out? Sign up in the liaison office.
At-A-Glance Dates and Deadlines
Saturday, February 11: Sidewalk Sale, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 18: Cone 2 Work Drop-off Deadline
Friday, February 24: Spring Term Financial Aid Deadline
Sunday, March 5 – Saturday, March 11: Student Exhibition Drop-off Period (only during regular Pottery hours)
Monday, March 6: Spring Term Online Registration Begins
WEEK 5 – JANUARY 30
Fall Glazed Work Toss
Don’t forget! Fall students have until Sunday, February 5 at 5:30 p.m. to pick up their glazed work! All fall glazeware has a pink sticker on it. Anything remaining with a pink sticker on Monday, February 6 will be tossed to make room for new work coming out of the kilns.
Cone 2 Drop-Off
Have something for this term’s cone 2 firing? Make sure to drop it off by Saturday, February 18 at 5:30 p.m. to make sure it’s included. As a reminder, we do not allow glaze in Cone 2. Ask your faculty member for more details about the Cone 2 process!
Studio Cleanliness
A clean studio is a happy studio! We depend on our community members to help keep our studios beautiful. In each classroom, you’ll notice a list of cleaning tasks specific to that room. When you’re wrapping up your class or studio session, take a moment to complete one of the listed tasks. A little help goes a long way when everyone chips in.
New Limited-Edition Glaze
Check out the latest limited-edition glaze, Gowanus Canal. This metallic teal is for Cone 6 only. Find the test tiles (coming soon!) on the Cone 6 board, located underneath the Low Fire Glaze board. And don’t forget about the other limited editions, London Fog and Creepy Crawl for Cone 10 and A Train Blue and Peacock for Cone 6.
Hot Tips
Top off Your Log!
If you’re a student regularly firing work with us, we highly recommend topping off your firing log ahead of dropping your work off for bisque so we do not have to invoice you for firing fees. This makes the whole process much faster! While firing fees are non-refundable, they never expire.
Stacking for Bisque
Students may stack their greenware for the bisque firing, but must include separate ½ measuring slips for each “ride-along” piece so the liaisons can measure for your bisque and glaze firings at once.
Happenings
Sara Nishikawa Artist Talk
Join us on Wednesday, February 1 at 4:00 p.m. for an in-person artist talk by current GHP artist in residence, Sara Nishikawa! Sara is a Detroit-based artist whose work focuses on domestic objects, the intersection between designed tools and food, and on the relationship objects have with narrative.
At-A-Glance Dates and Deadlines
Wednesday, February 1: Sara Nishikawa Artist Talk, 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 5: Fall Glazed Work Pick-Up Deadline
Monday, February 6: Fall Glaze Toss
Saturday, February 11: Sidewalk Sale, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 18: Cone 2 Work Drop-off Deadline
Friday, February 24: Spring Term Financial Aid Deadline
Sunday, March 5 – Saturday, March 11: Student Exhibition Drop-off Period (only during regular Pottery hours)
Monday, March 6: Spring Term Online Registration Begins
WEEK 4 – JANUARY 23
Fall Glazed Work Toss
Fall students have until Sunday, February 5 at 5:30 p.m. to pick up their glazed work! All fall glazeware has a pink sticker on it. Anything remaining with a pink sticker on Monday, February 6 will be tossed to make room for new work coming out of the kilns. The longer pieces sit on the pick-up shelves, the greater the risk of them getting broken by a community member! Thank you in advance for taking home your pieces in a timely fashion.
Fall Firing Slips
Now that the fall glazing grace period has concluded, you can find your remaining fall slips in one of two places:
- If you’re in the same class as the fall term, your slip will be in your current faculty member’s pouch
- If you’re in a different class, your fall faculty member will turn in your old slips to the liaison office. You can find them in the hanging file folder on the liaison office door.
Hot Tips
Firing Procedure
All students must pay for both bisque and glaze firings at once! Be sure to fill out both halves of your measuring slips when you drop off your work for bisque. If you only need to fire your work once (i.e. a re-fire, bisque for firing elsewhere, etc.), please show a technician or liaison and make a clear note on your firing slip. Failing to do so means your work may take longer to move through the firing process.
Class Chips
Don’t forget to put your class chip in any and all pottery you submit for bisque firing. This helps the techs put your pieces on the proper class shelf when you work is fired. Student pieces without chips will wind up on the Unlabeled Bisque Shelf which gets dangerously crowded. However, be sure to never use these chips in glazed work.
Wareboards
When you drop your work off for measuring, make sure to wipe off and return your wareboards to your classroom for another students to use! Please do not stash them under the measuring table.
Happenings
Sidewalk Sale
Our next sidewalk sale will take place just in time for Valentine’s Day, on Saturday, February 11. Want to help support GHP? We’re looking for community donations and student volunteers to help us run the show! You can donate lovely but unwanted work in the bin under the glaze room sink. While we love all student work, we cannot accept broken, chipped, or cracked donations. Those interested in volunteering should sign up in the liaison office, on the clip board on the message center or email Jenni at jlukasiewicz@greenwichhouse.org.
GHP Artists Exhibition
This year’s GHP Artists Exhibition will take place March 17-April 21! Open to anyone who has been enrolled in a class at GHP anytime between March 2022 and March 2023, this exhibition is a great chance to show off what you’ve been working on this past year! Full details and the registration form are available in the liaison office. Be sure to note the drop-off and pick-up dates.
Sara Nishikawa Artist Talk
Join us on Wednesday, February 1 at 4:00 p.m. for an in-person artist talk by current GHP artist in residence, Sara Nishikawa! Sara is a Detroit-based artist whose work focuses on domestic objects, the intersection between designed tools and food, and on the relationship objects have with narrative.
At-A-Glance Dates and Deadlines
Sunday, January 29: Surface Composition Workshop with Dustin Yager, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 1: Sara Nishikawa Artist Talk, 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 5: Fall Glazed Work Pick-Up Deadline
Monday, February 6: Fall Glaze Toss
Saturday, February 11: Sidewalk Sale, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 18: Cone 2 Work Drop-off Deadline
Friday, February 24: Spring Term Financial Aid Deadline.
Sunday, March 5 – Saturday, March 11: Student Exhibition Drop-off Period (only during regular Pottery hours)
Monday, March 6: Spring Term Online Registration Begins
WEEK 3 – JANUARY 16
Cone 2 Firing
We will be offering one cone 2 firing this term, with a drop-off date of February 18. The firing itself will take place before the end of the term, exact date TBD.
Fall Feedback Survey Reminder
If you were a student during the fall term and have not yet done so, please complete the fall term feedback survey that was emailed to you two weeks ago. We always strive to improve your experience, but we need to hear from you!
New Liaison/New Intern
We are pleased to welcome Tiffany Satterly (she/her) to the GHP liaison team starting January 17. Please make sure to say hi if you have not already done so! We appreciate your patience while we’ve been short-staffed. We are also pleased to welcome our new intern Bowman (they/them). They are a student at Bennington College in Bennington, VT and will be doing an intensive internship this term.
Outside Clay Bodies
If you plan to use a clay body from outside GHP, you must get approval from our Studio Manager Ryan Rennie or Lead Tech Taylor Stone so we can avoid kiln disasters! If you have questions about certain clays or outside glazes, please consult them prior to submitting them for firing.
Leave on Time
Kindly make sure to start cleaning up at least 15 minutes prior to the end of your class or studio session. Our techs and liaisons cannot leave until you clear out of the building, so please be considerate of their time and be out of the studios by 10:00 p.m.
Happenings
In the Gallery
It’s finally here! Join us this Friday, January 20 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. for an in-person reception celebrating Paul Narkiewicz’s solo show in our Jane Hartsook Gallery as curated by Megan Mi-Ai Lee. Be sure to get there early! Limited edition zines with essays by Megan and by GHP faculty member Derek Weisberg along with photographs of the exhibition will be available starting at 5:00 p.m.
February Sidewalk Sale
Our next sidewalk sale will take place just in time for Valentine’s Day, on Saturday, February 11. Want to help support GHP? We’re looking for community donations and student volunteers to help us run the show! You can donate lovely but unwanted work in the bin under the glaze room sink. While we love all student work, we cannot accept broken, chipped, or cracked donations.
Those interested in volunteering should sign up in the liaison office, on the clip board on the message center or email Jenni at jlukasiewicz@greenwichhouse.org.
Upcoming Workshop
It’s not too late to snag a seat in Gina Tibbott’s Roman Pottery: Form and Surface, a two-day hands-on workshop this weekend! Stop by the liaison office or head over to the Workshop section of our website to sign up.
At-A-Glance Dates and Deadlines
Friday, January 20: Opening Reception, Paul Narkiewicz: A Figure Enters, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 21-Sunday, January 22: Roman Pottery: Form and Surface Workshop, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 29: Surface Composition Workshop with Dustin Yager, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 11: Sidewalk Sale, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 18: Cone 2 Work Drop-off Deadline
WEEK 2 – JANUARY 9
Door Code
Currently enrolled students may enter the building during our open hours using the door code 5-3-1. Please do not attempt to enter the building or ring the doorbell before 9:00 a.m., as the deadbolt will be locked.
Final Week of the Glaze Grace Period
We’re approaching the end of our grace period for fall term glazing! Make sure to sign up for glazing time to move your pieces through the studio.
All work on the bisque shelves must be glazed and dropped off at the measuring station no later than January 15 at 5:30 p.m. even if you are registered for the current term! The bisque shelves will be completely cleared the morning of January 16; anything left on the shelves from the fall term will be discarded to make space for new work.
Once the glaze grace period ends and faculty have made demo reservations, all glazing appointments for the rest of the winter term will be posted. You can book yours by visiting the Current Students page on our website, where you can also book studio sessions.
Glazed Work Drop-off
Do you already have a stamped slip for your glazed piece? Drop it off on the shelf to the left of the kiln room doors when you’re ready to have it fired.
Dolphins
They don’t like plastics in their oceans! Unfortunately, we have not found an alternative to the plastic sheets we provide to keep your work moist. Please use the plastic sheets sparingly and utilize previously used ones when possible. Our planet thanks you!
Sunday Samplers
Know someone who is curious about clay? We are offering one-off Sunday Sampler classes for select Sundays during the winter term. Participants can sign up for a 2-hour handbuilding or wheel throwing class, and can get a feel for the material and our space! Sampler registrations are $95 per person.
In the Gallery
Paul Narkiewicz Exhibition and Opening Reception
Mark your calendars for Friday, January 20 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. to join us for an in-person reception celebrating the opening of A Figure Enters, a solo show of ceramics and painting by GHP community member Paul Narkiewicz, as curated by GHP’s Education Manager, Megan Mi-Ai Lee! If you can’t stop by the reception, the show is on view January 13-February 24.
In the Residency Space
Welcome New Resident: Sara Nishikawa
Please welcome new GHP resident, Sara Nishikawa, a Detroit-based artist whose work focuses on domestic objects, the intersection between designed tools and food, and on the relationship objects have with narrative. Sara will be with us from January 9 through February 24, so please stop by the residency studio (on the first floor by the spray booth) to say hi and see what she’s working on.
At-A-Glance Dates and Deadlines
January 3-15: Glazing Grace Period
Monday, January 16: Bisque Toss
Friday, January 13: Paul Narkiewicz: A Figure Enters opens
Friday, January 20: Opening Reception, Paul Narkiewicz: A Figure Enters, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 21-Sunday, January 22: Roman Pottery: Form and Surface Workshop, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 29: Surface Composition Workshop with Dustin Yager, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.