Studio practice covers the safety, environmental, and community considerations of running or working in a ceramics studio, as distinct from the chemistry and craft of the work itself.
Environmental impact covers kiln energy use and combustion emissions, silica dust and glaze heavy-metal exposure, water use, and clay and glaze waste disposal.
A studio etiquette and community best-practices article is planned as a sibling to this one, covering shared-studio norms and community conduct, but has not been started yet.