T3 Friday Morning
Mixed-level Hand building and/or wheel throwing | 25 July - 26 September (10 sessions)
Details
Term 3, 2025 – Friday morning Pottery 📅 25 July - 26 September (10 sessions) ⏰ Thursdays, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM 🏺 R4650 or pay in 2 instalments of R2465 Our welcoming, community-centered studio is a space to explore your passion for pottery while building meaningful connections. Whether you're a curious beginner or a seasoned clay enthusiast, our mixed-level classes provide the perfect environment to grow your skills with expert guidance from Val. ✨ CHOOSE YOUR CLAY PATH: HAND BUILDING: - Perfect for beginners with satisfying results from your very first class - Explore techniques including pinch pots, coiling, and slab building - Creative freedom with many possibilities for shapes and designs - 10 spaces available at the hand-building tables WHEEL THROWING: - A rewarding but challenging skill that requires patience and practice - Most beginners need 3-4 sessions to develop basic centering skills - Expect a learning curve - many find it helpful to start with hand building - Limited to 8 wheels per class - early booking recommended BEGINNERS' NOTE: We recommend starting with hand building for your first 4 lessons before moving to the wheel. This builds confidence and clay familiarity. ✨ What's Included: - Freedom to move between hand-building and wheel techniques - Inclusive fee covering firing, underglazes & access to our dip-glaze library - 90cm private shelf for work-in-progress - 5kg of clay per term (extra available at a student discount) 🏺 Class Flow & Demos (7:00–7:30 PM): Each week builds on skills from previous sessions: 1️⃣ Welcome, wedging demo, pinch pots 2️⃣ Joining pinch pots to make a vase 3️⃣ Coiling techniques 4️⃣ Slab-built vessels 5️⃣ Throwing cylinders on the wheel (first wheel instruction) 6️⃣ Glazing & trimming cylinders 7️⃣ Throwing bowl forms (advanced: wider forms) 8️⃣ Greenware decorating & glazing 9️⃣ Final glazing 🔟 End-of-term festivities! Let's create together! 🎨✨ ------------------------------ 📢 Studio Guidelines: - Respect & Creativity: A safe, non-judgmental space to explore, learn & play - Catch-ups: Must be scheduled within the term—please give 24 hours' notice if missing a class - Storage: Items are kept for 2 months after you leave - Refunds: No refunds within 5 business days of term start unless we fill your spot - Parking & Security: Roger, our friendly security guard, will help you park on Victoria Road and walk you to/from your car
Cancellation Policy
• If notice of cancellation is received more than 5 days before the workshop, class, or course, your fee will be refunded less a 10% cancellation fee. • Refunds will not be issued for cancellations made less than 4 business days before the program begins, unless the space can be filled. • No refund is issued if you cancel or do not show up on the start date. • In the event of illness or emergency, you’re welcome to send someone in your place. Please email their name and contact details to info@clayhands.co.za before the session. • Clay Hands reserves the right to cancel or reschedule a workshop, class, or course due to low enrolment or unforeseen circumstances. Should this happen, you’ll be notified by email or phone at least 4 business days in advance and receive a full refund.
Contact Details
Clay Hands, Victoria Road, Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa
+27 73 414 7777
natasha@clayhands.co.za