tony clennell on sun 2 oct 11
Well I'm weeks away from moving. We have been cleaning out our tiny
250 square foot studio.Many, many trips to the dump. It served both
Sheila and I well for the past 12 years. It worked better in the
beginning when it was organized but I kept collecting stuff I thought
I would use. I have rocks, clay, different ashes, molds, tools,
plaster and clay forms, boxes of tools I haven't used in years. The
Geil and wood kiln are gone. So I get to set up another tiny studio
in a converted double car garage. This time no showroom. We have a
beautiful courtyard with fountain that may serve as a showroom in the
good months. This will be my third pottery. I hope it is the last
until they wheel me off to the compost heap. With being the Acting
Head until Xmas, organizing the Hopper workshop, working at my Uncle's
pottery and moving I haven't had much time to think about writing.
Life should get back to normal sometime in December. I want to spend
the holidays building shelving etc for the new studio. We have a 200
amp service, a new gas furnace and a naked rectangle. So I will draw
out what we think will be the most efficient use of the space and
spend the winter months reinventing ourselves as e-ware potters. I am
excited about 04 since the work that mostly turns my crank is the old
English slipware and Devon jugs.
Today it's cold and miserable so my day is going to be spent cleaning
out this old oak desk of mine that has drawers full of crap that I
thought I needed.
Be well.
Tony
William & Susan Schran User on sun 2 oct 11
On 10/2/11 9:11 AM, "tony clennell" wrote:
> ...So I get to set up another tiny studio
> in a converted double car garage.
I'm envious of the double car space, of course you have you and Sheila, so
guess it works out.
I have one car garage that is studio and storage area.
Whole house is only 1200 sq. ft., good for two people, not as good for
collectors.
Before moving in I acid washed garage concrete floor then painted with epox=
y
paint to seal it. I then got in the habit of wet mopping at least once ever=
y
two weeks. Still doing the mopping after 9 years in studio.
Knew I would need lots of shelving.
Went online for commercial grade metal shelving, 18" and 24" deep to run
along two walls. Back wall would use 12" deep shelves to store all general
tools, electric tools, bins of screws, nails, etc.
Found company that had heavy duty grey metal shelving and would ship to me
for free!
Think I spent about $500 for the floor to ceiling shelving that was
delivered by truck on two pallets.
I have no water or central heat in studio - portable heaters or the kiln
firing provide heat. I recycle water from slurry buckets and have multiple
water buckets during glazing, let heavy stuff settle out, pour off cleaner
water to then reuse.
Working in a small space requires more thought and organization. It needs t=
o
be organized according to your own work flow. It also requires choices of
what you will make and how you will make it.
I like a small space - it helps to keep me focused.
Bill
--
William "Bill" Schran
wschran@cox.net
wschran@nvcc.edu
http://www.creativecreekartisans.com
tony clennell on sun 2 oct 11
Bill: I saw this sink contraption at Nceca one year that was kind of a
holding tank of water and it recycled it back. I thought it was one of
those Glyco traps but I Googled it and it just came up as the sink
trap not the whole contraption. They were about a thousand bucks. I
think Elizabeth Priddy used one. I'm going to ask her as I'd like
water in the studio.
Our new/old house is 1000 square feet and just perfect for the two of
us. And we're on Canada Str -what a great street name.
Cheers,
Tony
On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 1:12 PM, William & Susan Schran User
wrote:
> On 10/2/11 9:11 AM, "tony clennell" wrote:
>> ...So I get to set up another tiny studio
>> in a converted double car garage.
>
> I'm envious of the double car space, of course you have you and Sheila, s=
o
> guess it works out.
> I have one car garage that is studio and storage area.
> Whole house is only 1200 sq. ft., good for two people, not as good for
> collectors.
>
> Before moving in I acid washed garage concrete floor then painted with ep=
oxy
> paint to seal it. I then got in the habit of wet mopping at least once ev=
ery
> two weeks. Still doing the mopping after 9 years in studio.
>
> Knew I would need lots of shelving.
> Went online for commercial grade metal shelving, 18" and 24" deep to run
> along two walls. Back wall would use 12" deep shelves to store all genera=
l
> tools, electric tools, bins of screws, nails, etc.
> Found company that had heavy duty grey metal shelving and would ship to m=
e
> for free!
> Think I spent about $500 for the floor to ceiling shelving that was
> delivered by truck on two pallets.
>
> I have no water or central heat in studio - portable heaters or the kiln
> firing provide heat. I recycle water from slurry buckets and have multipl=
e
> water buckets during glazing, let heavy stuff settle out, pour off cleane=
r
> water to then reuse.
>
> Working in a small space requires more thought and organization. It needs=
to
> be organized according to your own work flow. It also requires choices of
> what you will make and how you will make it.
>
> I like a small space - it helps to keep me focused.
>
> Bill
>
> --
> William "Bill" Schran
> wschran@cox.net
> wschran@nvcc.edu
> http://www.creativecreekartisans.com
>
>
>
>
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