Private Lessons

 

SCHEDULE
Mondays to Thursdays: 11am-5:30pm (Youth & Adult)
Friday: 10am-4pm (Adults Only)
Saturdays: 4pm-6pm (Adults Only)

LEVEL
All levels

CLASS CAPACITY
1 - 6 Adult students
For larger adult groups (7 - 16 pax), please submit a private event booking request

1 - 4 Youth students

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.

Recommended lesson duration:
- No experience / First lesson = 1.5 hours
- Potter’s wheel or Handbuilding (minimum age 14) = 1.5 hours
- Wheel and/or Hand-building = 2 hours

  • Includes:

    • All materials and tools

    • Personalized instruction, and an optional 30-45 minutes of cleaning after

    • Bisque and glaze firing (Glaze application by studio). Choice of 1 glaze color per piece.

    Pieces will be ready for pick up in 4-6 weeks. We will contact you through email or text to arrange a pick up appointment.

    Note for child pickup:
    Grace period of 15 minutes. Late pickup is chargeable @ $15 per 30 min

    • Your private lesson may be rescheduled up to 3 days (72 hours) before the start of class using the orange [Reschedule] button found in the booking confirmation email.

    • 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% 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.

  • A clean up option may be added to your purchase if you do not wish to clean after your lesson.

    After your lesson we all work together for 30 mins to clean and dry our work stations. We will be teaching you how to properly clean ceramic studio equipment and surfaces. Improperly cleaned equipment can expose our lungs to hazardous clay dust. Cleaning eliminates clay residue and ensures that all visitors can breath easy in our space.

  • 4 to 6 weeks after your last lesson, your finished pottery will be packed for pick up. We will contact you through email and text.

    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 package yourself, please appoint someone else to pick it up for you.

    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 communication that your pottery is ready.

 
 
 

ADULT

1 student = $80/hour
2 to 3 students = $75/hour each
4 to 6 students = $70/hour each

For larger adult groups 7-16 max, please submit a private event booking request

Please refer to the booking policy for cancellation charges.


YOUTH (Ages 6 to 17)

1 student = $70/hour
2 to 4 students = $65/hour each

SCHEDULE
Mondays to Thursdays: 11am - 5:30pm

Please ensure that both student & caregiver can commit to the lesson before booking online. You may schedule your appointment on the same day of the lesson. No refunds or cancellations.

Refer to the booking policy to avoid a full charge for a scheduled lesson.