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Capture
Save sketches, references, questions, forms, and first ideas before they disappear into notebooks and screenshots.
Press Clay Studio
Keep the story behind every piece.
Press Clay Studio is a membership for ceramic artists who want to preserve the full life of their work—from first sketch to final firing. Capture ideas, process photos, glaze tests, notes, discoveries, and finished pieces in one living studio record.
Why Press Clay Studio Exists
The clay changes at every stage. Your creative record should too.
A ceramic piece is rarely a straight line. What begins as a sketch, a feeling, or a spark of curiosity becomes clay in your hands, shifts as it dries, transforms in the kiln, and reveals something new when it emerges.
Press Clay Studio exists to preserve that journey. Save the tests, the recipes, the risks, the fixes, the forms, and the discoveries—so every piece becomes part of a creative record you can return to, learn from, and build upon.
HOW IT WORKS
Everything connected. Nothing forgotten.
The story of a ceramic piece rarely lives in one place. Press Clay Studio keeps the idea, process, images, tests, and finished work connected from beginning to end.
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Document
Add process photos, glaze tests, firing notes, material choices, and observations as the work evolves.
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Remember
Turn experience into a searchable archive you can return to months or years later.
Choose the studio that fits your practice.
Whether you are documenting a few pieces a year or building a long-term record of your ceramic work, Press Clay Studio gives every project a place to live beyond your camera roll and scattered notes.
Free Studio
$0
Start building a studio record with a small working archive.
Experience the Press Clay Studio workflow before upgrading.
Why It Helps
- Keep up to 3 ceramic projects organized from idea to final firing.
- Capture process photos, observations, and decisions while the work is still evolving.
- Stop relying on scattered camera rolls, sketchbooks, and forgotten notes.
- Record what worked, what failed, and what you want to try next.
- Export project summaries with Press Clay Studio branding.
Best For
Documenting a few pieces a year and building the habit of studio memory.
Limits
- 3 projects maximum
- 10 photos per project
- 10 studio notes per project
- Watermarked project exports
Studio Plus
Best for active makers$9 / month
Build a studio archive that grows with your practice.
Designed for ceramic artists who want to preserve knowledge, improve consistency, and create a permanent record of their work.
Why It Helps
- Never wonder which glaze, clay body, firing schedule, or surface treatment created a result.
- Record studio notes, experiments, firing outcomes, lessons learned, and next steps.
- Keep every stage of a piece connected from first idea to final firing.
- Build a searchable archive that becomes more valuable with every project you complete.
- Export professional project records for exhibitions, teaching, grants, commissions, applications, and portfolio documentation.
- Preserve years of studio knowledge instead of starting over every season.
Included
- Unlimited projects
- 25 photos per project
- Unlimited studio notes
- Advanced search
- Unwatermarked project exports
- Archive backup and recovery
- Founding-member pricing locked in while subscription remains active
Free Studio
$0
Experience the full workflow with a small archive.
- • 3 Projects Maximum
- • 10 Uploaded Photos Per Project
- • 10 Studio Notes Per Project
- • PDF Export Enabled (Watermarked)
Studio Plus
$9/month
For ceramic artists building a studio archive that grows with their practice.
- • Unlimited Projects
- • 25 Uploaded Photos Per Project
- • Unlimited Studio Notes
- • PDF Export without watermark
STUDIO RECORDS
What becomes worth remembering.
START TO FINISH
Carry the piece through every change.
- Keep stages connected from idea to final firing
- Document glazes, firings, revisions, and reflections
- Return to the full record when you need it
BEFORE THE CLAY
Save the first spark before it disappears.
- Collect sketches, references, and questions
- Capture constraints before the form begins
- Keep early thinking searchable and connected
VISUAL RECORD
Keep the process visible beside the result.
- Store process photos next to decisions and notes
- Compare glaze tests alongside finished pieces
- Add captions and stage context to images
USEFUL MEMORY
Remember what the kiln taught.
- Record firing outcomes and shelf placement
- Save what worked and what changed the piece
- Search by clay body, glaze, surface, and stage
Join Press Clay Studio
Give your creative practice a place to live.
Capture the sketches, experiments, recipes, process notes, and finished pieces that shape your work. Build a living studio record that grows more valuable with every project.