Adult pottery classes
Class Information
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Adult pottery classes are perfect for both very beginner through experienced students. These classes are "open level" which means that students learn at their own pace within a group of students who have varying levels of experience. Class sizes are kept small and manageable for the teacher, so hat she can support each students personal needs and goals.
Tuition is $270/ 7 week session
Tuition includes all clay, firings, glazes and use of community supplies. There are no extra charges. If you need an extra class to finish up your work from the session, this can be arranged for the cost of $45 per additional class. Please email us to schedule additional classes at Kathygstudioe@gmail.com. Drop in classes are scheduled based on availability.
Class Structure:
Classes are currently limited to eight students. Each student will have an assigned wheel and hand building table which will be exclusively theirs for the duration of the seven week session. On the first day of class, the instructor will acquaint all students with the basics of "throwing" pottery on a high powered wheel. She will assess each students individual learning level and formulate a plan to support each student's individual needs. Throughout the course, students can expect to strengthen skills in "throwing", trimming, hand building, glazing and more. Students will gain an appreciation of the firing process and learn to care for their tools and clean their stations thoroughly when class is through. Techniques in hand building will be covered as well, as most students will toggle between their wheel and hand building station. Hand building is often incorporated into thrown pottery projects, for example, a braided handle on a vase would be "hand built." Some students may prefer to work exclusively on hand building, as the course goes on. Students will learn to plan out projects and will receive guidance with every step of the way.
Experienced students may choose to spend the the studio time however they please. The teacher will support students with experience by offering more challenging options and techniques for projects.
The teacher will provide throwing and trimming demonstrations in every class, to help students learn. Special techniques such as under glazing and graffitto will be covered, helping students to optimize their artistic and creative potential.
Production:
We are not set up as a production space and cannot support this in our space. If you are an experienced student and would like more studio time, we recommend registering for more than one class per week.
Materials
All materials are provided to the student and are included in the cost of tuition. All clay, glazes tools, forgings, etc. are included in tuition. Students may not bring extra clay home. We also cannot fire extra work that the student has made with clay that they bought on their own and worked on at home. We are a busy pottery studio and fire our kiln around the clock, and we cannot handle the extra volume of kiln firing that this would bring.
Picking up finished work
When your work from the course is complete, it will be boxed up and ready for you to pick up. You will receive a call from us when your box is ready and may schedule a convenient pick up time. Because of the volume of students and student work that must be fired every week, things can sometimes take longer than planned to bring home. This is not the fault of any of our dedicated instructors; it is just the nature of a busy pottery studio.
Studio rules:
Please do your best to arrive on time. The doors will be locked five minutes into the start of class. If you arrive late, please knock on the door. Fifteen minutes prior to the end of class time will be reserved for clean up and organization of work. Due to our new exiting procedures, students must be prepared to leave right on time.
Make Up Procedures:
If you cannot make it to class, please give us as much notice as possible. Please call and leave us a message at 631-744-4001. It is important that you call us to report your absence, as we will then try to fill your seat with another student who is making up from another class. We do expect all of our pottery classes to fill, so this is an extra important measure to take to help us provide a makeup class to another student. Make up classes will not be carried over into future sessions. For example, if you registered for Fall Session 1 and did not complete your makeup class within that seven week time span, we will not carry it over to fall session 2 as there won't be extra room to accommodate make up students. NO REFUNDS OR CREDITS WILL BE GIVEN AFTER THE SESSION BEGINS. Of course, in the event of extenuating circumstances, we will make exceptions, but please notify us ASAP.
These classes are self direction approved. If you are paying through self direction funding, please use the registration buttons to register and pay. Please inform us of how you will need the attendance sheet and receipts written out, and please give us three days notice to prepare these items.
CLASS TIMES:
Mondays: 2PM-4PM
Fall Session 2: 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13, 12/20
Winter: 1/3, 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14
Mondays: 6:30PM-8:30PM
Winter: 1/3, 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14
Tuesdays: 12PM-2PM
Fall Session 2: 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21
Winter: 1/4, 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15
Tuesdays: 6:30PM-8:30PM
Fall Session 2: CLASS IS FULL. E-MAIL KATHYGSTUDIOE@GMAIL.COM FOR WAITLIST
Winter: 1/4, 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15
Wednesdays: 12PM-2PM
Fall Session 2: 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 12/1, 12/8, 12/15, 12/22
Winter: 1/5, 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16
Wednesdays: 7:30PM-9:30PM
Fall Session 2: CLASS IS FULL. E-MAIL KATHYGSTUDIOE@GMAIL.COM FOR WAITLIST
Winter: 1/5, 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16
Thursdays: 12PM-2PM
Fall Session 2: 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16
Winter: 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17
Thursdays: 6:30PM-8:30PM
Fall Session 2: CLASS IS FULL. E-MAIL KATHYGSTUDIOE@GMAIL.COM FOR WAITLIST
Winter: 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17
Fridays: 3PM-5PM
Fall Session 2: CLASS IS FULL. E-MAIL KATHYGSTUDIOE@GMAIL.COM FOR WAITLIST
Winter: 1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18
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COVID19 Response
To keep our students and families safe, we have implemented the following new procedures in our classes:
Limited attendance. One student and one child will be permitted to work together in each class (Please leave siblings home as we are trying to reduce the number of people in our studio at a time.) Each adult/child group will work together at an individual table.
New entry procedures:
Students will line up outside at the start of class and will be let in one group at a time. Student Temperatures will be taken before being permitted to enter (must be under 100). Students must use hand sanitizer or wash up before entering the classroom. Clean aprons will be provided for each student. At this time, masks must be worn by students when entering/leaving and moving around the studio. They may remove while seated. Teachers and staff will continue to wear masks for the foreseeable future.
Exit procedures:
Class times are now staggered so that fewer people will be entering/exiting at one time. At exit time, only one child/parent group will leave the space at a time.
Cleaning Logs:
We are now required by New York State to keep daily cleaning logs. During your classes, you will see supplies and areas continually being cleaned down to ensure the most sanitary environment possible for our students.
Feeling sick? Please stay home for the week and take advantage of our very flexible make up policy.
Locked Doors
During our class times, our doors will remain locked. Outside people will not be permitted to enter our space for any reason. All registration will occur online to reduce the number of people in our office at a time.