CERAMIC STUDIO POLICY

For Students

STUDIO USE
1. Students can use the Studio Work Areas (Work Tables, Pottery Wheel Area, Glazing Area)
outside their class hours as long as the work areas are not being used by other classes. Students
must first get approval from faculty-in-charge of the class in progress before using any of the
work areas.
2. The Studio charges a Studio Use Fee. It is waived for students currently-enrolled in any Ceramic
courses or workshops. ONLY previously-enrolled students in any UPCFA Ceramic courses or
workshops can use the Studio. The Studio charges the following Studio Use Fee for a maximum
of 8 hours:
UP Students / CFA Students P200 / per use
UP Staff / Alumni P240 / per use
Outsiders P400 / per use
3. The Studio Use Fee must be paid at the UPCFA Administration Office prior to the use of the
Studio. The Provisional Receipt (PR) issued must be presented to the Studio Staff for notation
before student is allowed to use the Studio. Students must sign in the CERAMIC STUDIO USE
LOG BOOK.
4. All personal belongings must be placed on the BAGGAGE RACK. Students must safe keep all
their valuables.
5. The class will be assigned a shelf rack for their works in progress. Students must regularly keep
their designated shelf rack clean. This clean-up duty will be assigned to all students in the course
of the semester. Works on the shelves must be organized according to stage of drying or type of
project. All bone dry works must be placed on the shelf rack besides the electric kiln.
6. Students should be ready with their own plastic or garbage bag sheets to cover their works in
progress and must label it with their names. Students should bring their own masking tape and a
permanent marker to label their work. Studio will not be held liable for lost or destroyed works.
7. Students are not allowed to touch any of the works in progress, drying works, glazed works or
finished pieces on the shelves other than their own works. They will be held liable for any
damaged works.
8. A Studio Clean-Up Day is scheduled before the semester starts, mid-semester and at the end of
the semester. Students will all be tasked to help clean, organize the studio and surrounding
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9. Students are required to clean up and pack up their work areas and pottery wheels, 10 minutes
before class ends or when done.
HOW TO CLEAN YOUR WORK AREAS: Clay or glaze must be scraped off the work tables.
It must be dusted, brushed and then cleaned with a wet sponge.
HOW TO CLEAN YOUR POTTERY WHEEL: Slurry from the wheel basin must be collected
and placed in the drum labeled SLURRY. The pottery wheel must be cleaned with a wet
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properly.
10. There will be two students assigned every week to clean the Studio after classes. A check list of
Clean-up Tasks will be provided and accomplishments will be monitored and supervised by
Studio Staff.
11. Students must bring their own tools, apron, soap and hand towels. It must be properly labeled
with their names.
12. Storing of tools and other personal effects in the studio is not allowed. Thus, students have to
bring home their tools and other belongings. Studio will not be held liable for lost personal
possessions.
13. Studio will no longer lend tools to students. No tools, no attendance.
14. Some of the Studios tools are readily available for use. The following is the list of these tools:
basins, plastic bowls, wooden bats, wooden slats, rolling pins, canvases, sponges, foams and
paint brushes.
15. In cases wherein students require a special tool, students are allowed to borrow the tool from
the Studio. To borrow a tool, student surrenders their valid ID to Faculty Adviser. Should student
require borrowing two or more tools, then they must fill out their entries in the BORROWERS
LOG BOOK. Students are not allowed to take tools from Studio tool boxes on their own; the
Faculty-In-Charge must be there to assist. Tools must be returned at the end of the class to
claim their ID. Any lost tools will be charged to student.
16. All tools and equipment borrowed from the Studio must be cleaned with a wet sponge or
washed and returned to Studio Staff or returned to its proper place.
17. The Studio KICK WHEELS are weight sensitive, students should not step or put their full weight
on the flywheels as this can cause weight imbalance. No loitering at the pottery wheel area.
18. The Studio ELECTRIC WHEEL requires a transformer before plugging it in the 220v outlet. Please
ask assistance from Ceramic Studio Staff or Faculty before using.
19. The Studio SINK has a CLAY RECLAIMING SYSTEM, thus, non-clay materials such as glazes,
plaster, food, etc. must be washed in the sink located outside of the Ceramic Studio.
20. Students must veer away from the Studio KILNS during firing proper.
21. Some GLAZE MATERIALS are known to cause birth defects, cancer and other reproductive
disorder. Do not inhale or allow prolonged contact with skin. Use proper protective gear when
preparing and mixing glazes.
22. No eating and drinking allowed in the Studio. Smoking is strictly prohibited.

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23. No loitering inside the Studio. No visitors are to be entertained during class hours.
24. Since the Studio is surrounded by foliage, nooks and crannies, there is a proliferation of
mosquitoes in the area especially during rainy seasons. Students must protect themselves with
mosquito repellants, while working in the studio.
CLAY AND FIRING
1. The Studio processes its own stoneware clay for use by students currently enrolled in Ceramic Page | 3
courses and workshops.
2. ONLY previously-enrolled students in any UPCFA Ceramic courses or workshops can purchase
clay from the Ceramic Studio
3. Due to limited supply, students currently enrolled in Ceramic courses and workshops have
priority over other students in the purchasing of CLAY and are subject to the availability of clay
in the Studio. The Clay Price Rates are as follows:
UP Students / CFA Students P50 / kilo
UP Faculty / UP Staff / CFA Alumni P55 / kilo
Outsiders P60 / kilo
4. The Studio ONLY fires works made from CLAY that is processed and purchased from the studio
to safeguard the studio kilns from incompatible clay.
5. For each plate or project requirement a corresponding Clay and Firing Fee will be charged to
each currently-enrolled student.
STONEWARE CLAY AND FIRING FEE:
For a 1-kilo plate or project requirement, the clay and firing amounts to P250, broken down as
follows:
1 kilo of clay P50
Firing of Work P200
This fee covers the clay, bisque firing, glazing and glaze firing of works made from stoneware
clay. Should there be more kilos of clay required to make a plate or project requirement, the
clay and firing fee changes accordingly.
6. The Clay Fee must be paid at the UPCFA Administration Office. Student must get original and
one copy of the PR presented to the Studio Staff for notation before clay is issued. Students sign
the CLAY RECEIVING FORM. No PR, no clay. No clay, no attendance. All PR must be kept by
students for possible reference in the future.
7. Students are obliged to use all the required amount of clay in their project since they pay a fixed
firing fee, regardless of whether the finish project used less than the prescribed amount of clay
for that project.
8. Students must bring their own clay tubs, labeled with their name. The bottom shelf of their
assigned shelf rack will be used to store their clay tubs. Studio will not be held liable for lost clay.
9. Should student require more clay to finish a plate or project requirement, they would need to
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clay they are allowed to purchase is a half kilo of clay. The clay and firing fee for a half kilo of
additional clay amounts to P125.
Students enrolled in the Studio Pottery Course must purchase a minimum of 2-kilos practice
clay, with an option to purchase more as needed. Students are obliged to attend to the
reclaiming of their practice clay after each use. The wet clay may be dried out on a board or
plaster bat or coiled and arched to dry. The clay being dried out must be monitored by student.
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replace lost or dry / hard clay left behind.
Students are required to pay the Firing Fee for both academic and non-academic projects before
they are allowed to glaze their works for firing.
The Studio prioritizes the firing of works that are academic requirements, over non-academic
projects.
A Firing Monitor will be assigned per plate to collect the Firing Fee prior to the glazing schedule.
Firing Monitor uses a Firing Charge Form to record payments for academic projects. Students
who fail to pay the firing fee will not be allowed to glaze their project. Before glazing day, Firing
Monitor pays the collected money at the UPCFA Administration Office. A PR is issued for each of
the students who paid. Firing Monitor notes the PR number on the FIRING CHARGE FORM and
turns this over to Studio Staff. Firing Monitor gives out the PR to all students who paid. All PR
must be kept by students for possible reference in the future.
Studio Staff double checks whether the work to be glazed is an academic or non-academic
project. Any work that is not an academic requirement will be charged a Firing Fee. Students
must pay the Firing Fee before they are allowed to glaze. Studio Staff records these additional
charges in the Firing Charge Form. The Firing Fee is computed as follows:
UP Students / CFA Students P1.50 / cu in
Students who fail to settle the required clay and firing fees at the end of the semester will get an
INC grade for the course. Works of these students will be the property of the Studio and will be
disposed or sold by the studio during its CLEARANCE SALES. All proceeds will go to the
operations and maintenance of the Studio.
Students must claim their finished works at the end of the course / workshop. Unclaimed works
at the end of the semester will become the property of the Studio and will be disposed or sold
by the studio during its CLEARANCE SALES. All proceeds will go to the operations and
maintenance of the Studio.

Prepared by:

Prof. Rita B. Gudio, MFA, UPCFA Ceramic Studio Faculty Coordinator

Prof. Romanlito S. Austria, MVCD, Ceramic Studio Faculty

Approved by:

Prof. Leonardo C. Rosete, UPCFA Dean

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I have read and fully understood the Ceramic Studio Policy and shall abide by the guidelines and rules expected of me
as a student.
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