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The LED lighting upgrade originally scheduled for Monday, 5/24 has been rescheduled for Friday 5/28 in the AM. We expect the electrician to be done by 2pm at which time studio operations will resume.
Questions? Contact Matthias at operationschair@waterbrookpotters.com.
It’s election season and WPS has a full slate of candidates for the 2021-2022 term. You can learn a little bit about each of them on the 2021 Board Candidate document sent out to all members on May 17.
To get to know them even better, mark the virtual Meet the Candidates forum on your calendar. Link will be emailed prior to the meeting.
Have a question for one or more of the candidates? Email your question to Theresa Zubretsky, tzubrock@gmail.com.
Hope to see you there!
ICYMI, here's something to make your day! Mary LeFleur shares her special talents demonstrating how to layer colored slips. And thanks to Barbara Costanzo, recording technician extraordinaire, it's available for all of us to enjoy!
Another wonderful learning experience brought to you by the WPS Education Committee.
Watch here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDdewgPyQ-M
Time to expand your home studio? Take a chance on winning a spray booth! Waterbrook Potters Studio is selling a limited number of raffle tickets for a Laguna Pro-X spray booth equipped with a fan and stand. Flyer with raffle ticket purchase instructions is attached.
Learn more about the spray booth here: https://www.lagunaclay.com/spraybooths
If you have questions, contact Cherie Bramley at Mintzgirl@gmail.com.
Ever felt disappointed that your glaze work doesn’t come out the way you wanted? It’s a rare glaze fire that doesn’t deliver a surprise or two, but this workshop with Don Seymour of Clayscapes Pottery can help take some of the guesswork out of the process. So join the fun on Sunday, February 21 from 10am - 11:30am. A 1-hour demo will be followed by a 5-minute break and a 25-minute Q&A.
Registration is only $20 and all Waterbrook Studio participants will receive a 20% discount on their next Clayscapes Order! What a deal!
Advance registration is required by calling Megan @ Clayscapes, 315-424-6868. Workshop fee due at time of registration. Deadline is Friday, February 19. (Clayscapes closes at 5pm on Fridays).
Due to the recent spike in the local COVID 19 infection rates and the ease of transmission, the Waterbrook Board has decided to strengthen safety protocols to better prevent community spread. These changes are consistent with CDC and NYS Department of Health guidelines, and will take effect Feb 1, 2021.
All members should have received an email with a request to review the new protocol, sign that you agree/disagree with the terms, and submit the completed form to Waterbrook. Only members who have agreed to the terms in writing will be allowed into the studio as of Monday, February 1.
Thank you for your cooperation as we try to reduce risk of COVID for all our members.
Surface decoration with Susan Nowogrodzki
If you missed the workshop on Saturday, we've got video! Susan demonstrates sgraffito and surface design on her nature-themed pottery. . .beautiful work from a talented and generous WPS member. Thanks, Susan! And thanks to Barbara Costanzo for recording and editing. Watch, learn and enjoy!
Subscribe to Waterbrook’s YouTube Channel so you don’t miss anything. While you’re there, check out Lee Glasheen’s demo on applying decals.
WPS opened its doors in mid-January 2020. As our one-year anniversary nears, all members are invited to join a conference call meeting Sunday January 10th 2021 at 4pm. Look for an invite via email this coming week. We’ll be giving a full report on all the new developments. . .and there are lots of them!
If you have specific questions you’d like to be addressed on this call, please email them in advance by January 5, to board@waterbrookpotters.com.
Emily Musial has joined our working member team! Emily is a performance, martial, and visual artist from Troy, NY. With varied experience in art making and managing, Emily is excited to bring her skills to WPS and the clay community of the Capital Region and beyond. Follow her ceramics process on instagram at @em_ _ceramics and emilymusial.com!
WPS is excited to welcome Diana Bechdol and Toan Tran as our newest working members! They bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to WPS and expand our working member team to four, under the leadership of Operations Manager, Matthias Gaige. WPS working members are the backbone of studio day-to-day operations, keeping the kilns firing, the equipment operating and the space clean and safe. Learn more about Diana, Toan and all our working members on the About page.
In-person pottery classes are starting soon! Hand building and wheel throwing classes with experienced teachers start the week of October 11 for six weekly sessions. Check out the flyer for details and share with friends and family!
Collar City Clay Guild is gearing up for their 15th Annual Empty Bowls fundraiser to support local food pantries. While the event can’t be held in its traditional way, the Troy Waterfront Farmers Market has generously offered to host a booth where the Guild can sell locally made bowls on October 3, 10 and 17.
Your help is needed! Each bowl you make and donate to the cause will raise $20 which is enough to provide 125 pounds of food. So, please,. . .make bowls. Spread the word and share the dates with friends and family. Volunteer to help staff the tables during the market. Come on down to the market and choose a bowl made by a local potter to gift or keep. Questions? Email Beth Joslin @ joslins@earthlink.net.
As COVID-19 restrictions loosen, more and more members have headed back into the studio. And that means that Working Members have been working extra hard to ensure the studio is kept safe, clean and accessible. To lighten the load, WPS is currently seeking another Working Member to join the team.
In exchange for 4 hours of work per week, working members enjoy the benefits of a free Full Membership (valued at $90/month). Preferred qualifications for Working Members include, but are not limited to:
Ability to lift 40lbs from the floor to table height with no trouble
Willingness to learn. Basic knowledge of studio operations is a plus
Comfortable with cleaning
Available for 4 hrs of work, on site-- in the studio each week (16hrs a month)
Applications will be accepted through August 22, 2020. If you or someone you know are interested in applying, please email operationschair@waterbrookpotters.com with a brief summary of why you would make a good candidate (energy, experience, skills, etc). Be sure to include what your availability would be for the working hours each week (morning, afternoon, evening, as well as what days). Feel free to email the Operations Chair with any questions you may have as well.
So long as New York State continues to manage the spread of COVID-19, WPS is pleased to announce the reinstatement of 24/7 access to the studio for full members with a 10-person maximum capacity (5 people on wheels and 5 people using the handbuilding tables or glaze area for handbuilding, wedging, decorating and glazing.
Between the hours of 7am-10pm, members still need to reserve a space through SignUpGenius. Between 10pm-7am, full members can utilize the space without a reservation, assuming the studio has not reached maximum capacity. At all times, members must follow the COVID-19 safety protocols.
There are also established hours for associate members to drop off or pick up firing:
Monday 3-7
Wednesday 1-3
Thursday 1-3
Friday 10-2
Weekends by appointment only. Contact operationschair@waterbrookpotters
We’re pleased to announce the results of Waterbrook Potters Studio’s first board election. Elected to one-year terms, and pictured left to right above, are Elizabeth Donovan, President; Maureen Hanley, VP; Vince Lanzone, Treasurer; and Matthias Gaige, Operations Manager. All of the new board members have contributed to the success of WPS in many ways. Elizabeth and Maureen served on the volunteer board formed by the Transition Team and Vince served on the Transition Team. Matthias is new to the Board but not to WPS as he has been a working member helping with day-to-day operations.
Special thanks to the outgoing Board members, Isabella Corcione, President; Melissa Sathavipat, Treasurer; and Ben Jacques, Secretary and Barbara Reeley. Their willingness to step up and lead the effort forward is what got us where we are today. . .a fully equipped studio with a robust membership and strong community spirit. Thank you all!
Elizabeth took to the camera and filmed Barbara loading a kiln to fire some member pieces recently. Take a look at the detailed and informative tutorial on YouTube! Here is the link: https://youtu.be/0rdsLnglijc
Members are welcome to drop off their pieces with us on Saturdays from 10am to 2pm. We will use the regular firing pricing model for Associate Members:
Individual pieces can be fired at a $1 base price each plus a scaled price based on its size. Pieces are measured using our size estimator grid at the studio.
If you have enough pieces to fill up a half a kiln load, the price is $30.
A full kiln load’s worth of firing is $50.
We are pleased to announce that Waterbrook Potters Studio will begin a limited opening on June 1, 2020. Until we can fully open, we are limiting use to 6 people in the studio at a time, in 4-hour blocks…
Read moreIn order to comply with Governor Cuomo’s executive order for 100% closure of non-essential businesses, Waterbrook Potters Studio will be closing for an indefinite amount of time starting this Sunday, March 22
Read moreIn light of the news of confirmed cases of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in the Capital Region, we would like to give a friendly reminder of practices you can take to best protect yourself and your fellow potters from infection.
Read moreWe have received the shipment of 2 Skutt kilns at our studio. And Laguna has decided to give a generous donation to WPS!
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