Pottery Classes

NEW 6 Week Classes Start the Week of March 24th

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NEW 6 Week Classes Start the Week of March 24th 〰️

Throwing Demo


Book a Class.

12 & up is recommended for pottery wheel classes
Pricing for 4, 5, & 6 week classes is the tuition for the full term

Payment plans are available by request

To request a payment plan email info@madebyyoupgh.com
There is a buffer week built in to each term to allow for make up classes and holidays.
If a student doesn’t need to make up a class, they can purchase the 7th week as a pottery floater for $50.

Tuition includes:

  • 3 hrs WITH an instructor 1 time/week
    (it is the same day/time each week unless you need to make up a
    class. We are very flexible about make up classes)

  • 2 hours/week of open studio (optional) WITHOUT an instructor
    (this time is once/week, it does not carry over or build up)

  •  All firings and Glazes

  •  The 1st 25 lbs of clay

Weekly Classes

Students taking a trial class are filling an empty spot in an active class.
Trials are limited to 4 or less spots
Trials are 2 hours long, the instructor will finish your piece.

Please note: Pieces will take 4 - 6 weeks to be ready for pick up. You will receive a text message to the phone number provided during the check out process.

Workshops

Terms to know:

Enrolled student is someone signed up for a 4 – 6 week class
Open Studio is the 2 hours of practice time, this time can be used to trim or throw, there is not typically an instructor to help, so please be comfortable being alone in the studio before using this time. It is recommended you schedule this time online to ensure you don’t make an unnecessary trip, occasionally we have private groups that come in during open studio hours.
Please don’t use this time for glazing unless your instructor has taught you the process.
Pottery Floater is a person who comes in during open slots in classes, when the time fits their schedule, they are not enrolled in a class, therefore the open studio is not free time, you can use open studio hours for $15/hr. A pottery floater is also required to purchase their clay (because you are using it in the studio we will charge the enrolled student price)
Drop in is someone who comes for a trial pottery class
Trial Pottery Class is a 1 time class lasting 2 hours. It can be used to test it out and see if pottery is for you, use it as a unique date, or experience gift, or for private groups of 4 or more.
Buffer week is a week built in to the end of a 4-6 week term. This week is intended to account for holidays or to make up a missed class during a 4-6 week term.
Clay for enrolled students is $25 and is for students taking 4-6 week classes or who are active pottery floaters.
Clay for outside use is clay purchased by people, not actively enrolled in classes, that want to take the clay and work at home. The cost is $40 and includes bisque firing and a glaze fire (people are able to use our glazes but have to pay the $15/hr studio fee to do the glazing. If not using our glazes, see someone about our rules about outside glazes)
White clay is a stoneware clay body that gives a solid beige colored clay when fired.
Brown clay is a stoneware clay body that gets brown speckles after glazing. These speckles will show up with regular glazes and underglazes.
Reclaimed Clay is clay that has been recycled with a mix of our white and brown clay. There will be speckles similar to the brown clay.