Weekend- Beginner’s Wheel Throwing Pottery Workshop- Level 1

Who can attend?

This workshops is appropriate for people who do not have any prior experience or knowledge of  working on wheel or working with clay. If you are serious about making a strong foundation for  yourself in the field of Pottery & clay and want to keep learning bigger skills, then this is your  beginning point. 

What will you learn? 

A beginners’ wheel throwing pottery workshop is an introduction to the art of creating pottery on a  pottery wheel. In a this workshop, you will learn the basics of working with clay, clay forms, clay bodies & various techniques to make articles on wheel. More details follows below.

• Clay preparation: You will learn how to wedge and condition clay to ensure it is ready for use on the pottery wheel.
• Centering: You will learn how to center the clay on the pottery wheel, which is an essential step in creating balanced forms.
• Throwing basics: You will learn how to create basic forms such as bowls, cups, and vases.
• Trimming and finishing: You will learn how to trim and finish the pottery pieces, including how to make footings, handles, spouts and other decorations.
• Glaze application: You will learn how to apply glaze to your pottery, and how to use different glaze techniques.

Points to note 

• Free Potter’s Kit will be provided on the first day. The Potter’s Kit will have a Brand New cotton Apron exclusively for you, a toolkit containing all essential tools for pottery making and all this packed in a easy to carry cotton bag so that you can always have the  access to your stuff. 
• Free Shelf space for storing the clay and articles made by you
• Only 6 articles can be glazed and fired for the student. This is subject to size of the article. The instructor will decide which 6 can go for firing
• During the entire duration of the course in case you miss a class due to unforeseen circumstances, only 2 compensatory classes can be accommodated. These classes will be given only on Thursday and Fridays. The availability will be basis of  slots. Studio has all rights to decide when can the compensatory classes be given
• In case the student fails to attend compensatory classes also then no other compensatory classes will be given an no refund for the unattended classes will be given.
• Extra clay, extra glaze and extra firing will be chargeable as per the rate card.
• Students can choose to buy more practice hours post the classes. Please contact the studio manager for more details and slot availability.

Booking, Cancellation & Refund Policy 

• The booking amount includes GST. A receipt & payment acknowledgement will be auto-mailed to you post the booking.
• GST Invoice will be given once you visit the studio for workshop
• As the seats are limited, cancellation is possible only if the cancellation request has been made at least 7 days before the course begins.
• Any cancellation with refund will attract 3% deduction towards the payment gateway charges. The charges are deducted by the Payment Gateway directly.
• No show or absence in the workshop cannot be considered for refund.
• The course comes as a full package. In case the student misses any class or does not attend further classes, no refund or no partial refund will be provided
• Bookings will open 20 days in advance. You can book online through our website www.mudeffects.com. The announcement related to opening of workshop booking will be done through our website and social media as well.  
• Seats can be blocked only after 100% payment