The Studio Membership

Welcome to The Studio Membership! 🐈‍⬛✨ 

We’re a handbuilding ceramic studio in Frogtown, LA, focused on supporting mental wellness and building community through ceramics.

Our sliding scale membership is for makers who value both their craft and community. We aim to create a supportive, inclusive space for growth and creativity.

We offer two membership options: a firing-only membership and an in-house membership, both on a month-to-month basis.

Members Receive
Studio Access: 24/7 access to our indoor/outdoor Frogtown studio, excluding private events and workshops. We prioritize a small membership to ensure mutual care, support, and community.

Discounts: 15% off all studio services (classes, rentals, events, private workshops). Members can also purchase clay directly and request bulk orders at a discounted rate.

Community Gatherings: Monthly potlucks to connect, share ideas, troubleshoot, and offer support in your creative practice.

Shelving Space: A personal shelf for storing tools, materials, and in-progress work (20" D x 30" W x 11.5" H), with optional upgrades for larger pieces.

Firings: 2.5 cubic feet of firing space per month for cone 06 bisque and cone 5 glaze firings. Discounted rates for extra space, custom firings, and rush firings. Large scale memberships are 4.5 cubic feet and can be further upgraded to more firing space.

Experimentation: Opportunity to explore local clays, glazes, and commercial bodies with full support to ensure safe firing practices.

Tools & Equipment: We have a Skutt 1027 electric kiln, the internal dimensions are 21" x 25". We have two slab rollers, one is a North Star PortaRoller 16" and the second is a NorthStar Sirius Star 30". We have basic handbuilding tools available to our members, molds, banding wheels, rolling pins and ample work benches both seated and standing height.

We have a studio kitchenette with snacks, tea, coffee & water for all our membership and students.

Materials: We have 9 dip cone 5/mid range glazes available to our members and clay available for purchase in our supply store. Members are welcome to use their own glazes and clays.

Firing Only Membership

This membership is for those working from home who only need firing services. It includes 2.5 cubic feet of firing space per month and access to studio glazes. If you need more firing space or want to adjust based on your work or budget, please reach out—we're happy to accommodate.

Membership Pause & Cancellation Policy

Our membership works on a month to month basis. If you're traveling for a full month, you're welcome to pause your membership, please email us a one month notice. If you need to cancel your membership, please let us know one month beforehand so that we have time to fill your shelf. Your membership will then cancel one month from the day we receive your request.

Sliding Scale Pricing⁠
We use sliding scale pricing to make ceramics accessible and affordable through mutual community care. There are multiple pricing tiers—please choose the one that best fits your financial situation. This is a trust-based system, and only you know what’s comfortable for you.

Highest Tier Pricing: The true cost of a membership. If you can afford this, paying at the higher end helps subsidize others, allowing us to offer more affordable options.

Tier Adjustments: If your finances change, you can adjust your membership tier anytime in the online portal.

Tier Availability: Each tier has limited spots to maintain balance and cover studio costs. If a tier is sold out, reach out to us, and we’ll try to find a sustainable solution.

Sliding Scale Pricing:
$275 – Large Scale Work
$250 – Large Scale Work

$225 – Standard Shelf
$200 – Standard Shelf
$175 – Standard Shelf

$175 – Firing Only
$150 – Firing Only

Health, Safety & Accessibility

Community care and inclusivity lay at the core of Sooki. We believe that creativity requires vulnerability and over the last four years we have worked to foster a feeling of safety within the studio. This intention is reflected in our policies, studio setup, and collective efforts.

We are fortunate to have an indoor/outdoor space that offers a safe haven, particularly for our immunocompromised community members who are at higher risk for Covid, flu, RSV, colds, and other infections.

To ensure a safer space for everyone, we now require masks for all programming and are providing N95 and KN95 masks. Masks also protect us from clay & glaze dust that can become harmful with longterm inhalation.

For members, we ask that you wear a mask when you are working in the studio with others, whether the doors are open or closed. We ask that everyone work with us, so that we can collectively create a feeling of safety, community and connection.

Our property is ADA accessible. The bathroom has 3 steps and a ramp can be fitted upon request. On-site parking is available when needed along with other accommodations.

Please reach out with any questions, ideas or concerns to info@sooki.studio. We’re always happy to hear from our community and are constantly working to improve.

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Sooki Studio strives to operate a thoughtful, intentional and socially conscious business that values care, communication and community. We work hard to maintain an equitable studio and pay our teachers and staff respectable wages that honor their work and invaluable experience. The studio works to provide a space where community can be built, gather and thrive, thank you for being apart of the journey! We are continuously working to improve the studio, please reach out if you have any questions or ideas you'd like to share.