CINDI ANDERSON on mon 9 jul 01
Hi Clay Folks!
I am planning to build a new house! So I am thinking about the ceramics studio.
If you have any advice about size, please let me know. I also wondered if there is
a preference to have a separate building. My one choice is a separate building,
and the other choice is to expand the garage into a very large garage, and use the
part furthest from the house as the studio (3rd and 4th bay essentially.) I think
this would be less expensive, and I'm not sure how I would like walking far away to
check on dryness, etc. Or maybe I would, who knows? The separate building might
also be difficult because in order to drive a car up to it (drop off clay, etc) I
may need to build another road.
I am aware of the saftey issues of fumes and dust. I would not tie the heating/AC
system to the studio wherever it is, and I would continue to vent to the outside.
If I put it at the end of the garage, there would be a wall between it and the rest
of the garage which should further remove it from the house.
I've thought it would be very cool to collect photos and layouts of all your cool
studios and put them into a book.
Thanks!
Cindi
Jennifer F Boyer on tue 10 jul 01
Hi Cindy,
I built a separate studio after working in our old attached
garage for 25 years. I'd be happy to send you a copy of the
plans of my studio. I made them on my computer. Just send your
snail mail address if you want them.
Also you have to think if you want a gas kiln. If you do,
insurance companies might want commercial insurance on your
whole house if your studio is attached. I carried pots out to a
kiln shed 75 feet from the house for 25 years because of this
insurance aspect....that got old.
Take Care
Jennifer
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Tom Wirt/Betsy Price on tue 10 jul 01
Cindi
Building a studio is obviously a very individual thing. Think about
what you'll be making, how much, what the work flow will be. A
production studio should not have a big table in the center....the
work should flow in as straight a line as possible from one end to the
other and out the door.
A studio for production of "art" pieces, will have more "look at it"
space....places to look at the pieces, work on them.
I'd also strongly advise getting ahold of Stephen Branfman' book "The
Potters Professional Handbook". It won't tell you how to design
it...but it will help you through asking the right questions of
yourself to get a good design from the start.
Tom Wirt
CINDI ANDERSON on tue 10 jul 01
Hi
Great point. I was thinking the gas kiln (if I ever got one) would be in a
separate kiln shed, but I didn't think about how far it might have to be away from
the house.
Sure, I'd love your studio plans. That's a nice offer!
Cindi Anderson
463 Miwok Ct
Fremont, CA 94539
Jennifer F Boyer wrote:
> Hi Cindy,
> I built a separate studio after working in our old attached
> garage for 25 years. I'd be happy to send you a copy of the
> plans of my studio. I made them on my computer. Just send your
> snail mail address if you want them.
>
> Also you have to think if you want a gas kiln. If you do,
> insurance companies might want commercial insurance on your
> whole house if your studio is attached. I carried pots out to a
> kiln shed 75 feet from the house for 25 years because of this
> insurance aspect....that got old.
>
> Take Care
> Jennifer
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> Jennifer Boyer mailto:jboyer@adelphia.net
> Thistle Hill Pottery
> 95 Powder Horn Glen Rd
> Montpelier, VT 05602 USA
> 802-223-8926
> http://www.thistlehillpottery.com/
>
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bivaletz ginny on tue 10 jul 01
hi cindi - i would suggest that you build your studio
away from the house and leave room for the possibility
of future expansion.( i was adding on to mine before i
was even moved in) i would also build my kiln shed
entirely out of metal, then there would be not need to
fret about fire proofing your walls like I did. My
next addition will probably be a metal kiln shed to
move my kiln into. good luck
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Steve Mills on wed 11 jul 01
If I may be bold enough to add to Tom's post. Alistair Young has written
an excellent book in the Ceramic Skillbook series by A & C Black
entitled 'Setting up a Pottery Workshop'. This covers pretty much all
you need to know on the subject of workshop design, and it's a softback
so won't hurt the pocket too badly.
Steve
Bath
UK
In message , Tom Wirt/Betsy Price writes
>Cindi
>
>Building a studio is obviously a very individual thing. Think about
>what you'll be making, how much, what the work flow will be. A
>production studio should not have a big table in the center....the
>work should flow in as straight a line as possible from one end to the
>other and out the door.
>
>A studio for production of "art" pieces, will have more "look at it"
>space....places to look at the pieces, work on them.
>
>I'd also strongly advise getting ahold of Stephen Branfman' book "The
>Potters Professional Handbook". It won't tell you how to design
>it...but it will help you through asking the right questions of
>yourself to get a good design from the start.
>
>Tom Wirt
--
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
Kenneth J. Nowicki on wed 11 jul 01
Steve or anyone else...
Do you by chance have the ISBN # for this book? (or know where I can get a
copy?)
Thanks,
Ken
in Encino, CA
> f I may be bold enough to add to Tom's post. Alistair Young has written
> an excellent book in the Ceramic Skillbook series by A & C Black
> entitled 'Setting up a Pottery Workshop'.
Steven Branfman on thu 12 jul 01
Friends,
Both my book "The Potters Professional Handbook" and Alistair's book "Setting
Up A Pottery Studio" are available from us. Please contact me off CLAYART for
more information.
Steven Branfman
The Potters Shop
31 Thorpe Rd.
Needham MA 02494, USA
781 449 7687
fax: 781 449 9098
Morris, Marlene F. on thu 12 jul 01
Joyce, these two books have information on setting up a studio, if you want
to pass the info on to your son.
Marlene
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From: Steven Branfman [mailto:SBRANFPOTS@AOL.COM]
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:09 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: building a studio
Friends,
Both my book "The Potters Professional Handbook" and Alistair's book
"Setting
Up A Pottery Studio" are available from us. Please contact me off CLAYART
for
more information.
Steven Branfman
The Potters Shop
31 Thorpe Rd.
Needham MA 02494, USA
781 449 7687
fax: 781 449 9098
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Steve Mills on thu 12 jul 01
I'm away 'till Monday, book's at work, will post it when I'm back.
Steve
Bath
UK
In message , Kenneth J. Nowicki writes
>Steve or anyone else...
>
>Do you by chance have the ISBN # for this book? (or know where I can get=
> a
>copy?)
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ken
>in Encino, CA
>
>> f I may be bold enough to add to Tom's post. Alistair Young has written
>> an excellent book in the Ceramic Skillbook series by A & C Black
>> entitled 'Setting up a Pottery Workshop'.
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Steve Mills
Bath
UK
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