Expanded hours and access

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

New Board Elected at Annual Meeting

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!

Kiln firing tutorial

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:

1. 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.

2. If you have enough pieces to fill up a half a kiln load, the price is $30.

3. A full kiln load’s worth of firing is $50.

Full Memberships are running Low

We are so astounded by the amount of response we’ve been getting from the community. As of our soft opening date yesterday, 1/4/2020, we have almost all our member shelves full! For now, purchasing a full membership through our online store is closed so that we can get a handle of the member count and shelf space count. It’s highly encouraged for prospective members to fill out the waiting list form, linked below and on our membership page. Our membership team is looking forward to hearing from you!