Yesterday I mailed a check to Bailey Kilns to order a M-404-212 model $17,500 kiln

http://baileypottery.com/kilns/deluxepro.htm for the Clay Studio! This is Bailey's largest deluxe

model and should easily handle the Clay Studio's glazing needs for the next 10 plus years!

 

The City of Corpus Christi has APPROVED the plans for the expansion of the Clay

Studio and construction will start before the end of the month. Our architect/contractor is Trian

Serbu a very experienced builder and friend of the Art Center. Plans for the expansion are posted

in the Clay Studio's classroom area. 

 

NONE of this could have happened without the support of all the members of this group AND the

Center's Board of Governors led by President Janie Hoskins and Dorothy Kucera, master fund raiser and Art Center visionary.  

 

As construction goes forward over the next two months, there will be an increasing need for volunteers to help in relocating existing clay equipment to the patio and rearranging the current kiln area and wheel room. Clay Studio members will also construct and pay for from our funds huge amounts of new shelving that will be needed on the patio.

 

Copied below are Frequently Asked Questions about how this expansion and addition of a gas kiln will affect users of the Clay Studio. If your questions were not answered, please let me know and we'll attempt to answer.

 

Thanks for your past, present and future support of the Clay Studio Group!

 

Barry 

 

Frequently Asked Questions- FAQS 

 

Q- When will the gas kiln first be fired? A- July is the goal!

 

Q- Will clay studio fees and clay prices go up to support this new kiln? A-The Clay Studio Committee hopes to be able to maintain the current fee structure thru the end of 2008. Our rent to the Art Center will go up in August from $300 to $500 a month.

 

Q- Will users be able to specify whether they want their glaze work fired in oxidation (electrical kilns) or reduction (gas kilns)? A- The short answer is NO. All bisque firing will continue to be oxidation.

 

Q- How often will the gas kiln be fired? A- As soon as the gas kiln is fully loaded it will be fired. It is anticipated that this will be about weekly.

 

Q- Will the people doing the glaze firing today need extra help in loading/unloading the gas kiln which has four times more capacity than the current electrical kilns? A- YES! Expect to be tasked to be part of a team of 3 or more members who are designated to load and unload EACH firing of the gas kiln. No Load/Unload- No Firing!

 

Q- Will we use existing glazes in the gas kiln and how different will they look? A- Yes and they will look BETTER!