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Welcome to ClayWorx!
Come play in the mud!
PHOTO: Tom Sherbondy, Master Ceramicist, Kiln Operator, and Class Instructor works a potters wheel with other makers. -->
START OFF RIGHT - Before doing work in ClayWorx, or any shop at TekVenture, new members should contact the Area Manager to learn how to work safely and how things are organized so you can get started fully informed, with your own shelf, ready to make creative ceramics and new friends.
Monica Koerner is ClayWorx Area Manager. Contact her at 1-765-480-1834 or mekoerner.artist@outlook.com, or see her Tuesdays in person, 10am to 3pm at TekVenture. She can put you in touch with instructors and what you need to learn or do.
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CLAYWORXS TOOLS & SUPPLIES
3 Kilns
5 Potters Wheels
Your own shelf.
Wedging, handbuilding, mixing and glazing tables,
slab roller, drying racks, pug mill and extruder,
shaping,cutting and texture tools.
Lots of glazes & brown and white clay to purchase for a fair price that covers kiln fees. Order form below, or pay in person.
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REQUIREMENTS for TekVenture Members
You must sign the Liability Release, and will receive links and optional paper copies of Rules and Codes of Conduct.
Children and teens must always be under observation and control of their parents or guardians, unless guardianship is signed over to another adult or instructor. We have some toys and activities for children, just ask. Loose children can get hurt.
Dress safely. Closed toe shoes, and if you are working with spinning or moving equipment, tie long hair back and no loose sleeves, jewelry, ties or anything that can catch and pull you in the machinery. Gloves, ear muffs and ear plugs, and goggles and eye protection are available on the Safety Shelf. Dangerous or fragile equipment will require you to experience training and pass a test.
Clean up after yourself, and a little more. TekVenture has NO PAID STAFF. We are all volunteers. After using a machine, if possible move your project to a work table in your shop, or in the Assembly Area. When done put away Tek's tools and clean off your worktable and sweep the floor around you. You can store your project in a storage shelf or drawer, as explained in the Storage Signs.
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REQUIREMENTS for working in CLAYWORX
Learn the methods of success, such as how to wedge your clay to remove air bubbles that will blow it up in the kiln - and other nearby ceramics, how to handbuild and use the potters wheels by practice or by a class, how to glaze without mixing and spoiling the glazes and how to not get glaze on the bottom which will stick to the kiln shelves and need to be chipped apart, and various creative methods and practical techniques. Feel free to ask advice but only the Area Manager or a paid instructor is obligated to instruct you.
Buying your clay and glaze from TekVenture is not required, but you must show Tom Sherbondy any outside clay or glaze you bring in because he fires the kilns at a temperature for the clay and glazes we sell, and your clay and glaze may need a different temperature. We get a bulk discount and so the little extra we tack on to our clay and glazes still equals about what you would pay full price for at the store. Purchase clay and glaze at the bottom of this page with PayPal or a credit card and bring in your receipt, or pay in person with cash or check. You will recieve a bag of clay with a number on it -- write your name after that number on the Clay Clipboard, and later the Treasurer, Jeannette Jaquish will add her signature to confirm it.
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UPCOMING EVENTS and CLASSES
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BUYING CLAY AND GLAZE -- KILN FEES ARE INCLUDED
Please purchase the full 25 pound bag if possible. If you are buying a smaller portion, find someone authorized at TekVenture to cut it for you. Zip lock baggies are in the meeting room.
BUY JUST CLAY
---------------- Sign the clipboard in ClayWorx after the number on your bag of clay. Write the price you paid. The Treasurer will verify it later.
BUY CLAY & GLAZE
---------------- Sign the clipboard in ClayWorx after the number on your bag of clay. Write the price you paid. The Treasurer will verify it later.