Kaitlyn S

Thank you for that. Happy I posted here, I was really freakin.

Oh no, fortunately I am not in a dangerous situation. Just staying at my moms for the time being because of the tough rent prices at this time. I'm afraid the biggest danger right now is probably the dust lol.

Thanks for the tip Rae! I also just invested in a hepa air purifier so hoping that calms me down a little too. My studios usually tidy, it's just because I sleep in what's basically the same room that I've become so concerned.

Hahaha. Thank you for quelling some of my anxieties. To answer your questions, I do not make my own glazes, everything I buy comes in liquid form. There is no door or wall that separates the bedroom and studio unfortunately, thats make biggest concern. I use earthenware and stoneware and the kiln I fire at is in a shed in my backyard. I would work in the shed but its very tiny and only really fits the kiln. i dont make a whole lot of dust because I dont really sand any bone dry clay or bisqueware. My concern is more just about the unavoidable dust that comes from working with clay and lingers everywhere, and then sleeping in the environment. I will definitely be checking out that author thank you for the recommendation!

Hi all! I have been working with ceramics for about a year and half. I live in a basement studio apartment with an open floor plan and when I began my ceramics journey I converted my living room space into a small workspace. I'd always known that the dust was a danger so have always kept things pretty clean, especially since its also my living space. But being that I sleep just feet away I'm suddenly very concerned about the dangers of even a bit of dust floating around. And while I keep things clean, I'm not perfect, I've had pretty dusty towels sitting in buckets and on tables, and have not always been great about wiping down my work table after long sessions. There have been a few times where I sanded down tiny stilt marks indoors without a mask, I know, really bad. So I guess what I'm asking is, one- how much danger if any do you think I'm already in, and two- should I stop doing ceramics at home all together? Please let me know your thoughts as I am a bit of a hypochondriac and freaking out. Thanks!