Kaitlyn S

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

Unless you’re making a huge number of pots, like an industrial number of them that wouldn’t fit an a New York apartment, you’re probably fine. Silicosis usually takes years to develop at the exposure levels full time potters see, and that’s if they’re using bad studio hygiene. Acute silicosis is usually only seen in people who are working in mines, or sandblasting, or something of that nature. 
 

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. 

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!

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!