Clay Studio

WaterWorks offers a selection of classes and workshops taught by local and visiting instructors in our well-equipped studios. Topics for clay classes include wheel-throwing, handbuilding, glazing, sgraffito,raku firing, sculpture techniques and more. New offerings are available on a quarterly basis. Workshops are open to students of all levels unless specified in course description; beginners welcome. Students must be 16 years old to work in the clay studio. Clay and hand tools are available for purchase for students.

Open Studio is also available for students once they have taken a clay course. This allows students to work in the Clay Studio during the scheduled Open Studio time for a daily fee.

OPEN STUDIO POLICIES: 

1)     ALL “Open Studio” time is limited to a 4 hour time block and MUST be scheduled with Hans. Contact Hans at 918-596-2440 or hfichtenberg@cityoftulsa.org.

2)     ALL glazing MUST be scheduled with Hans. Only one (1) person at a time in the glaze area.

3)     To maintain safe distancing in the clay studio, students on the pottery wheels are limited to the number of every other wheel to allow 6’ distancing between wheels.

4)     No more than two (2) students allowed at the large hand building table with 6’ distancing and only one (1) student at the smaller, round hand building table.

5)     6’ distancing must be followed whether using the pottery wheels, hand building tables, counter areas, damp cabinets, extruder, slab roller, sinks or cubby shelving.

6)     Shared tools to be wiped and disinfected after each use. Use of personal sets of tools is encouraged.

7)     Shared equipment to be wiped and disinfected after each use i.e., slab roller, extruder, Giffin grips, pottery wheels, shelving and work tables.

8)     Scheduled “Open Studio” time is established to allow for cleaning between sessions.