Private Lessons
CLASS SCHEDULE
Mondays to Thursdays: 11am-5:30pm (Youth & Adult)
Friday: 10am-4pm (Adults Only)
Saturdays: 4pm-6pm (Adults Only)
LEVEL
All levels
LESSON CAPACITY
1 - 6 Adult students (Your friends and/or family)
For larger adult groups/team building (7 - 16 max), please submit a private event booking request1 - 4 Youth students (Your friends and/or family)
DESCRIPTION
Private lessons offer personalized instruction in handbuilding or on the potter’s wheel for a group of friends, a family, or just yourself. Decide what project you would like to make and the instructor will walk you through each step. After your lesson, the studio will glaze each piece in your choice of one food-safe glaze color. Finished pieces will be ready to be picked up in 4-6 weeks, we will text you a photo of your work. If you are unable to pick up your pottery yourself, please appoint someone else to pick it up for you, like a friend, co-worker or a pick-up service company.
Recommended duration:
1.5 hours = No experience / First lesson
Potter’s wheel (minimum age 14) OR a Handbuilding project.
One clay project per student (Additional pieces are $10 each)2 hours = More in depth instruction for the Potter’s wheel and/or Handbuilding with enough time to socialize and refine your work.
Two clay projects per student (Additional pieces are $10 each)
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Includes:
All materials and tools
Personalized instruction, and after the lesson time an additional 30-45 mins of dedicated time for students to meticulously clean up their clay mess : )
Bisque and glaze firing (Glaze application by studio). Choice of 1 glaze color per piece.
We will contact text you in 4 to 6 weeks after your lesson. Your finished pottery will be packed for pick up. we will text you a photo of your work. If you are unable to pick up your pottery yourself, please appoint someone else to pick it up for you, like a friend, co-worker or a pick-up service company.
Note for child pickup:
Grace period of 15 minutes. Late pickup is chargeable @ $15 per 30 min -
Your private lesson may be self-rescheduled up to 3 days (72 hours) before the start time of your class using the orange [Reschedule] button found in your booking confirmation email.
Self-Rescheduling between 72 and 24 hours of your lesson is subject to a 50% charge. No exceptions as this reimburses the instructor scheduled for your appointment. To reschedule your 50% studio credit to a future date, you must contact us directly through email (throw@handsinclayla.com) or text/call 310-567-2708
Cancellations and rescheduling made within 24 hours of your lesson will result in a full amount charge. No exceptions, as this will go towards paying the instructor and staff for their time reserved to be there.
No shows will result in a full amount charge.
If applicable, the studio offers studio credit only.
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A clean up option may be added by clicking in the ‘ADD TO CART’ area if you do not wish to clean after your lesson.
After your lesson we all work together for 30-45 mins to clean and dry our work stations regardless of your past studio experience. Improperly cleaned equipment can expose our lungs to hazardous clay dust. Cleaning & towel drying eliminates clay residue and ensures that all visitors (humans & Pups) can breath easy in our space.
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4 to 6 weeks after your private lesson. Your finished pottery will be packed for pick up.
We will contact you through text message and include a photo of your pieces.
After being contacted, you will have 30 days to pick up all of your pottery. Pottery left in the studio beyond the 30-day grace period will be discarded or donated.
If you are unable to pick up your pottery yourself, please appoint someone else to pick it up for you, like a friend, co-worker or a pick-up service company.
If you want us to store your work, the cost is $3/day to be paid prior to storage. Payment must be made no later than 30 days following our initial text communication that your pottery is ready to be picked up.
Please follow up on our text to confirm your pick up date. Send an email or text before stopping by) If class doesn't get cancelled, then our regular business hours are:
-Monday -Thursday 6:30pm - 9pm (send an email or text before stopping by)
-----> Fridays CLOSED
-Saturday 1:30pm-3pm (send an email or text before stopping by)
-----> Sundays CLOSED
ADULT
1 (just you) = $80/hour
2 to 3 (you plus friend and/or family) = $75/hour each
4 to 6 (you plus friends and/or family) = $70/hour each
For larger adult groups/team building 7-16 max, please submit a private event booking request
Please read all studio policies and information above before booking. If applicable, the studio offers studio credit only.
YOUTH (Ages 6 to 17)
1 (Youth) = $70/hour
2 to 4 (Youths that are friends and/or family) = $65/hour each
SCHEDULE
Mondays to Thursdays: 11am - 5:30pm
Please ensure that both youth & caregiver can commit to the lesson before booking online. You may schedule your appointment on the same day of the lesson. Refer to the booking policy to avoid a full charge for a scheduled lesson.
Please read all studio policies and information above before booking. If applicable, the studio offers studio credit only.