EIGHT-WEEK COURSE
INFORMATION
The Eight-Week Course is available for anyone, from true beginners to more advanced potters.
Class offerings are for adults, 18 and up.
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The price for an Eight-Week Course is $340 and includes:
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Detailed instruction and demos during your class time
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"Open Studio" practice hours (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday 12-4, Thursday 4-9)
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Up to 25 pounds of clay, use of studio glazes, and free firings for pieces made with course clay
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Tools are not included but a basic kit can be purchased for $12 at your first class​
CLASS OFFERINGS
LEVEL ONE: INTRO TO WHEEL
In "Intro to Wheel" you will be guided weekly through the process of creating pottery from start to finish. Beginners, this class is for you! If you have taken a class before but are struggling with centering, pulling walls, or throwing a cylinder, this class is a great refresher to sharpen those skills.
LEVEL TWO: INTERMEDIATE WHEEL
In "Intermediate Wheel" you will take the basic knowledge you have learned in previous throwing courses and expand your skillset. We generally recommend that you take two "Intro to Wheel" courses before moving up to this level. This class is for potters who can already create basic forms on the wheel but would like to learn new forms and surface decoration techniques. You will also practice centering and throwing slightly larger amounts of clay (3-4 lbs).
INTRO TO HAND BUILDING
In "Intro to Hand Building" you will learn about the possibilities of clay outside of the wheel! Using techniques such as coil building, slab rolling, pinching, pulling and more, you will learn how to create forms and expand your knowledge of clay. The possibilities are endless!
INTERMEDIATE HAND BUILDING
In "Intermediate Hand Building" you will take skills learned in your introductory course and expand on them! We will build larger vessels and complex forms. Bring your ideas and we will make them come to life!
HYBRID: HAND BUILDING + 1.5 WHEEL
In "Hybrid: Hand Building + 1.5 Wheel" you will learn how to incorporate more hand built elements into your wheel thrown work! Two previous wheel courses are required to sign up for this course.
Course Cancellation Policy
Bookings canceled 7 calendar days or more prior to the Eight-Week Course will receive a full refund.
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Cancellations received after this time - but at least 48 hours prior to the class - are eligible for a refund only if a substitute student is available to take their place.
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Yellow Door will not refund or reschedule with less than 48 hours notice. Classes may be rescheduled one time after the original booking.
Registration for Session Three will open Saturday, May 10th at noon!
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Do you know about the new queue system?
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Due to the high demand for our Eight Week Courses, we have implemented a new queue system!
On registration day, there will be a "pre-booking" page. This will be shown to anyone who goes to our "book online" page from 9:30 AM to 12 PM. Once you see this page, hang tight and keep it open!
At noon, anyone who has this page open will be assigned a completely randomized spot in a waiting line for booking. At 12:01 PM, your screen will automatically shift and will show your spot in line and estimated wait time. Don't panic! When it is your turn, you'll be directed to our live booking site.
The queue will keep letting more people in each minute, so you'll want to finish your booking efficiently when it's your turn! If you received a class gift card, you will have the option to input your promo code for the discount at checkout. Anyone who goes to the booking page after 12 PM will be given a spot at the end of the line in the order they arrived.
Why have we changed to this new queue system?
Our previous system has been lightening fast, stressful, and overloads our website with so many people refreshing their webpage at once. This has often caused glitches, overbooked classes, and an unfair and less-accessible booking process. Our hope is that this levels the playing field and is less stressful overall.
Overview:
1. Log onto our website and open the "book online" page between 10 AM - 12 PM on registration day
2. Hang tight and don't refresh! The page will automatically randomize your spot in the queue at 12:01 PM
3. Wait your turn - you will see your wait time and spot number on the screen
4. When it's your turn, hurry to book your class!
Thank you for your patience and flexibility as we explore this new option!
Session Three Schedule
MAY 26 - JULY 20
Registration Opens May 10th
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CLASSES MEET ONCE A WEEK
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COURSE INCLUDES OPEN STUDIO PRACTICE HOURS
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PRICE $340