Throw on your own terms!

Come in during our open studio times to create at your own pace. Use our wheels to bring your clay visions to life. Available either as a drop in or multi-pack pass.

 

DEDICATED OPEN STUDIO TIMES 2024

Saturdays 1pm-3pm

Sundays 10am-1pm

Tuesdays 10am-1pm

Wednesdays 10am-1pm

Friday 10am-1pm

Amaranth Stoneware is closed all Stat holidays

Drop In:

• Use of Wheels
• One shelf of Storage for in-process pieces for up to 2 weeks

10 pack

• Use of Wheels
• One Shelf of Storage for in-process pieces for up to 2 weeks
• 10% off Small Tools & Commercial Glazes in Retail Studio
• 15% off kiln firings (staff loaded)

Experience is needed to use our Open Studio. This can mean experience in our 5+ week pottery throwing class. Potters who have experience from other schools or guilds are also welcome.

We now have dedicated Open Studio Time. No membership needed, but you must have some clay experience. Don't have experience? Sign up for one of our classes or workshops!

The Fine Print:

1) Clean up of your space after use is mandatory. Clean up at your wheel and mop the floor surrounding your wheel is expected. Fill a large bucket of water to clean at your wheel. Pieces must be wired off of bats before leaving and bats cleaned.

2) Storage of in process pieces is available. Greenware must be wired off of bats before leaving and a tag left with each piece which includes your full name & date. Storage of pieces for up to 2 weeks. Any expired pieces will be up for adoption or reclaimed. At 2 weeks pieces must either be submitted for firing, taken home with you or re-tagged.

3) Potters must bring and purchase their own clay and tools. Your clay and tools must be taken home with you.

4) A no tolerance for mess and theft policy is in place.

5) There will be a contract for you to sign of agreement for studio rules & health and safety upon your first visit.

6) Open Studio rental is for wheels only. Interested in having a slab rolled out? Please talk to staff about our slab roller rental.

Questions? Contact us!

613-541-1156 or clay@amaranthstoneware.com

We want you and everyone else in the class to have a swell time! So here are our class policies, designed with everyone's best interests in mind:

• Respect everyone in the class. We all have our strengths & weaknesses, so lets be supportive and kind to one another.
• You are expected to clean up your own mud mess as best as possible within your station. Check out this youtube video.
• Classes start at the time given, so please arrive early enough to get yourself settled in. We recommend 10 minutes.
• If we cancel a class or workshop due to illness or weather, we will do our best to accommodate everyone when we reschedule.
• If you cancel your participation 5 days or more before the first class starts, 100% credit goes towards a future course at Amaranth Stoneware. Cancelled with less than 5 days notice: If we are able to replace your spot in the class, then you'll get a credit towards a future class at Amaranth Stoneware. If we are not able to fill your spot, then you forfeit your payment. We suggest sending a friend instead!
• If you do not show up to the class you have registered for we cannot provide a refund or alternative class for you.
• Full payment must be made before the first class begins.
• Class & Workshop registration is non-refundable but we are happy to offer you class credit to put towards a future date or towards supplies or pottery in the store.
• Classes are for those 12+ years old.
• Classes are subject to cancellation or rescheduling if the minimum number of students is not met. If cancelled due to low participation, a full refund will be offered.
• We will contact everyone via email or phone once pottery is fired and ready for pickup. We also post to our Are My Pots Ready Page on our website when pieces are unloaded from the kiln. Any pieces not picked up for over 1 month after their final firing will be up for adoption.
• Your own clay and tools MUST be taken home with you at the end of your class. Clay and tools left behind after your last class are donated / put up for adoption.
• Lastly: relax, have fun, and GET MUDDY!

Check out this youtube video on how to to clean at your wheel!

Pieces from a workshop are ready in 3-6 weeks and from a multiweek class in 1-3 weeks from your glaze night. Students are contacted by the registration email when pieces are ready. Please visit our Are my Pots Ready Pickup Page if you're unsure if your pieces are out of the kiln!

Learn more about your teacher in our mud pack leader page!