Monthly Clay Studio Membership
With a Clay Studio membership, you have unlimited access to the studio during our open hours. Memberships are a great way to meet other local artists in the greater Santa Barbara community, share ideas, and inspire one another.
As of July 1st 2022, Memberships are $225 per month and include:
Unlimited access to the studio during open hours (9am–8pm Monday through Friday, 9–5pm Saturday and Sunday), as well as full use of Clay Studio equipment, which includes:
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36 Brent and Shimpo potters’ wheels, including a stand up wheel
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Two large slab rollers
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6 hand building tables
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3 wedging tables
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Extruder
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Locker Storage (please bring your own lock)
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Protected shelves to store work in progress
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Photography room with professional lights and backdrop
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Outdoor lounging and dining area
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Library area with books about ceramic techniques and history
Studio Day Passes
Looking to work in the studio with less commitment? Clay Studio SB offers day passes for $35 per day. To obtain a day pass, simply arrive at Clay Studio on the day in which you would like to work and notify a CSSB staff member, who will complete your purchase.
Non-member Firing and Glazing
For those who are looking to fire and glaze their work at Clay Studio but are not studio members, a volume-based box system will be used to measure bisqueware. You must purchase clay from Clay Studio, and then pay for a bisque firing of your greenware according to our box system. Makers will be charged separately glaze firings in accordance with space taken up in the kiln. When work is ready to be bisque or glaze fired, a Clay Studio staff member will measure the work and complete the purchase using the following price points:
Small: 12 in x 24 in x 6 in
Bisque box $15
Glaze box $35
Medium: 12 in x 24 in x 8 in
Bisque box $20
Glaze box $45
Large: 12 in x 24 in x 10 in
Bisque box $25
Glaze box $55
(A discount will be applied for any unused space)