what is the water cycle in the ceramics room?

 how do we keep clay from going down the drain?

to clean up -
put all clay either in mixer or bucket.
wash very dirty stuff in buckets on the table, less dirty in dish pan in sink.

to empty water - buckets on the table as well as throwing buckets go in bucket in the back.
dishpan water goes in bucket by the sink. that water goes into the buckets on the table. Excess water gets thrown out in the back. There is a holding tank under the lawn accessible by a covered metal 'hopper'
                                                                                                                                                                 

Why is the bucket in the glaze room different than the other ones?

keep all glaze you wash off of brushes, projects or anything else in the dishpan in the sink. don't use that dishpan for ANYTHING ELSE - we not only use the dishpan to keep the glaze clogging the drain but we collect and reuse it!