Beginner Handbuilding

$475.00

This is a 10 week course. Learn essential handbuilding techniques such as pinching, coil, extrusion, and slab construction from an experienced instructor. These skills can be combined to create functional and sculptural work. This class will provide the foundation for nearly any handbuilding project one can imagine. Geared towards beginners, but open to all!

Enrollment Notes:

  • Open Studio Time: Students are allowed 4 hours of Open Studio per week. Weekly open studio time is non-transferable. Studio time is available Mon-Friday 9-5pm, Sat 6:30-8:30pm, Sun 9am-8:30pm

  • Make Up Classes: Students may take up to 2 makeup classes per semester in a comparable class. If a makeup class isn’t possible, additional open studio time can be arranged

  • Firing fees: 0.6 cents per cubic inch per firing

  • Clay: Each student receives one 25 lb bag of clay as part of the class tuition. Any additional bags will be available for purchase for $30 per bag. Reclaim is also available through the studio.

  • Tool Kits are available for purchase

  • Students must be ages 18+ for Adult classes

Policies:

To request a cancellation and refund, you must email:  Refunds requested more than two weeks prior to the first class are fully refundable. Refunds requested within 14 days of the first class are 50% refundable. There will be no refunds 48 hours before the class begins in any circumstance, nor can we transfer you to a later semester. We cannot be flexible on this policy for any reason. Should a class not fill sufficiently, we may cancel it one week prior to the first class session.

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This is a 10 week course. Learn essential handbuilding techniques such as pinching, coil, extrusion, and slab construction from an experienced instructor. These skills can be combined to create functional and sculptural work. This class will provide the foundation for nearly any handbuilding project one can imagine. Geared towards beginners, but open to all!

Enrollment Notes:

  • Open Studio Time: Students are allowed 4 hours of Open Studio per week. Weekly open studio time is non-transferable. Studio time is available Mon-Friday 9-5pm, Sat 6:30-8:30pm, Sun 9am-8:30pm

  • Make Up Classes: Students may take up to 2 makeup classes per semester in a comparable class. If a makeup class isn’t possible, additional open studio time can be arranged

  • Firing fees: 0.6 cents per cubic inch per firing

  • Clay: Each student receives one 25 lb bag of clay as part of the class tuition. Any additional bags will be available for purchase for $30 per bag. Reclaim is also available through the studio.

  • Tool Kits are available for purchase

  • Students must be ages 18+ for Adult classes

Policies:

To request a cancellation and refund, you must email:  Refunds requested more than two weeks prior to the first class are fully refundable. Refunds requested within 14 days of the first class are 50% refundable. There will be no refunds 48 hours before the class begins in any circumstance, nor can we transfer you to a later semester. We cannot be flexible on this policy for any reason. Should a class not fill sufficiently, we may cancel it one week prior to the first class session.