I still have one more session of glazing then I\u2019m done the pottery class! It\u2019s had to reschedule last week\u2019s class because I was away but I am hoping to have the makeup done sometime this week. Because of this it\u2019s been over a full week since I\u2019ve been in the studio, and over 2 weeks since I\u2019ve thrown anything on the wheel. I feel like all the skills I\u2019ve developed are slipping away day by day, which is not a nice feeling! And if I\u2019m being honest, I\u2019ve lost a little of the gusto I had at the beginning of these classes. Not because I\u2019m any less interested or stoked by pottery, but the break in combination with a busy semester has distracted my attention. I know I should be looking into studio spaces where I can practice on my own, but so many places are too expensive, and the ones that are affordable are really hard to get into. In combination with the aforementioned busy semester and I\u2019ve seem to have hit a wall. <\/p>\n
The previous studio I worked at was $30\/ month which is absolutely unheard of around here. I\u2019ve organized some of my options below in an attempt to motivate me to make some calls, get on some wait lists and get back to touching some mud. <\/p>\n drop in: $20\/hour (yikes)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n So that doesn\u2019t seem aggressively optimistic. At least this blog got me to actually call the rec centre which has been on my to-do list forever! Even if it wasn\u2019t exactly the information I\u2019d like to have heard. The schedule for those classes comes out on March 25th so I\u2019ll still take a look to see if anything fits into our summer class schedule\u2026 fingers are crossed. That would be an interesting set up, having designated hours twice a week, that I am paying almost $20\/session for. It would force me to regularly go and practice which would be good! But I\u2019m not sure my creativity with thrive in a rigid schedule\u2026 some days you just want to create\u2026 other days you don\u2019t! <\/p>\n The ideal situation is a home studio. I\u2019ve always said I will know I have been successful in life when I have my own studio. Which really isn\u2019t that big of a feat, many people turn their sheds or garages into studio space then have pieces fired by someone else if they don\u2019t have a kiln. As far as life goals go, I think it\u2019s pretty managable. I sadly live in an apartment, so I don\u2019t have the space to be messy. I am also a broke student and setting up a space would require a decent chunk of change. Woe is me I guess\u2026 for now! My boyfriend already knows that when we move after graduation, we will be on the hunt for a house with a shed, basement or garage that will be my future studio. Until then I will be practicing the virtue of patience. <\/p>\n This post ended up sounding more negative than I intended it to be. But thats okay! It\u2019s just a bump in the road. Like I said above, my creativity ebbs and flows, but it will always come back! And even though it doesn\u2019t look like free studio time is going to happen for me any time soon, I can always sign up for another class, or pay for the occasional drop-in sessions. I am optimistic. I\u2019ve been doing pottery off and on for 3 years now, it is something that brings me a lot of joy and peace, and something I always come back to. This is not the end of my wheel journey, it is really just the start! <\/p>\n The plan is one more glaze session, then depending on how long it takes to fire the pieces, I\u2019ll either share my final finished pieces or I\u2019ll go to a drop-in session and try to remember how to throw! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I still have one more session of glazing then I\u2019m done the pottery class! It\u2019s had to reschedule last week\u2019s class because I was away but I am hoping to have the makeup done sometime this week. Because of this… Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5820\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n
\n Studio <\/td>\n Description <\/td>\n Cost <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Touci <\/td>\n The studio I\u2019m currently taking my classes. Offers drop in hours a few times a week (pay as you go) as well as a membership. The membership comes with storage and kiln firing. <\/td>\n Membership: unknown. You have to contact the studio with an inquiry form \u2013 but it looks like its for a full on personal space in the studio\u2026 which seems expensive<\/p>\n \n Cedar Hill Rec Centre<\/td>\n Hard to get in. You register for a 2 month program, that is specific times and dates. No evening slots, mostly morning and early afternoon. Current sessions are all full, next registration is April 8 for the summer slots (starting in June). <\/td>\n Ranges but a current program that is 2 times a week for 9 weeks is $315. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Home Studio <\/td>\n Rent my own wheel? Buy my own wheel? Make a home studio? <\/td>\n Pricy and requires space<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n I thought there would be more<\/td>\n \u2026<\/td>\n \u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n