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Multi-Week Classes 4-Week Hand-building in September | Wednesday Evenings | Beginners
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4-Week Hand-building in September | Wednesday Evenings | Beginners

$150.00
Only 6 left in stock

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TIME 5:30pm–7:30pm

DATE Wednesday evenings, September 10–November 1

INSTRUCTOR Piper Smith

LEVEL Beginners

During this class, you will learn the basics of hand-building with clay or advance your skills if you have some experience. Students will have access for out-of-class hours to work on projects between classes.

Students Receive

  • 25 lbs. of new clay (*Additional clay available for purchase)

  • A half-shelf to store work and tools

  • Open student hours in studio

Please Bring

  • Apron (*Purchase Aprons)

  • Towel

  • Notebook and pen/pencil

  • Handbuilding tools (*Purchase Hand-building Tool Kit)

  • Bucket, bag, or tool holder for tool storage

Please label all personal items with a Sharpie

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR Artist Piper Smith is a multidisciplinary artist from Kittery, Maine, studied ceramics at Maine College of Art and graduated with a BFA in Ceramics in May of 2020. Originally attending Maine College of Art for Illustration and Printmaking, these techniques and graphic qualities heavily influence her work. Nature, flowers and fruit are also a large influence. Plants frequent the surface of Piper’s ceramics. She mainly makes functional forms, appreciating the ritual aspect of using functional ceramics. Using a technique called sgraffito to carve through slip and colorful underglaze to reveal the red earthenware clay body underneath. This process produces a high level of contrast that resembles a pen on paper, but on a usable vessel. INSTAGRAM

Studio Handbook
By registering for this class, students agree to all terms and conditions in Mill Pond’s Studio Handbook. Please take the time to read and acquaint yourself with these policies and procedures, as failure to follow them could result in termination of student registration with no refund.

Cancellations, Make-Up Classes, Missed Classes

  • One-Week Notice If a registrant cancels one week or more prior to the class start, they receive a full refund (less a $10 processing fee).

  • Less Than One-Week Notice If a registrant cancels less than one week prior to the class start, they receive a 50% refund.

  • Once a Class Starts If a registrant cancels once a class has started, we cannot offer any refund.

  • Mill Pond Cancellations Classes that do not meet minimum enrollment will be canceled at least two days prior to the class start. Registrants will receive a full refund.

  • Credit We cannot offer credit for future classes for cancellations.

  • Make-Up Class If an in-process class is cancelled due to weather, an instructor illness, or other reasons, a make-up class will be added to the end of the session.

  • Missed Class If a registrant misses a class for personal reasons (including illness), we cannot offer partial refunds.

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TIME 5:30pm–7:30pm

DATE Wednesday evenings, September 10–November 1

INSTRUCTOR Piper Smith

LEVEL Beginners

During this class, you will learn the basics of hand-building with clay or advance your skills if you have some experience. Students will have access for out-of-class hours to work on projects between classes.

Students Receive

  • 25 lbs. of new clay (*Additional clay available for purchase)

  • A half-shelf to store work and tools

  • Open student hours in studio

Please Bring

  • Apron (*Purchase Aprons)

  • Towel

  • Notebook and pen/pencil

  • Handbuilding tools (*Purchase Hand-building Tool Kit)

  • Bucket, bag, or tool holder for tool storage

Please label all personal items with a Sharpie

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR Artist Piper Smith is a multidisciplinary artist from Kittery, Maine, studied ceramics at Maine College of Art and graduated with a BFA in Ceramics in May of 2020. Originally attending Maine College of Art for Illustration and Printmaking, these techniques and graphic qualities heavily influence her work. Nature, flowers and fruit are also a large influence. Plants frequent the surface of Piper’s ceramics. She mainly makes functional forms, appreciating the ritual aspect of using functional ceramics. Using a technique called sgraffito to carve through slip and colorful underglaze to reveal the red earthenware clay body underneath. This process produces a high level of contrast that resembles a pen on paper, but on a usable vessel. INSTAGRAM

Studio Handbook
By registering for this class, students agree to all terms and conditions in Mill Pond’s Studio Handbook. Please take the time to read and acquaint yourself with these policies and procedures, as failure to follow them could result in termination of student registration with no refund.

Cancellations, Make-Up Classes, Missed Classes

  • One-Week Notice If a registrant cancels one week or more prior to the class start, they receive a full refund (less a $10 processing fee).

  • Less Than One-Week Notice If a registrant cancels less than one week prior to the class start, they receive a 50% refund.

  • Once a Class Starts If a registrant cancels once a class has started, we cannot offer any refund.

  • Mill Pond Cancellations Classes that do not meet minimum enrollment will be canceled at least two days prior to the class start. Registrants will receive a full refund.

  • Credit We cannot offer credit for future classes for cancellations.

  • Make-Up Class If an in-process class is cancelled due to weather, an instructor illness, or other reasons, a make-up class will be added to the end of the session.

  • Missed Class If a registrant misses a class for personal reasons (including illness), we cannot offer partial refunds.

_______________________________________________

TIME 5:30pm–7:30pm

DATE Wednesday evenings, September 10–November 1

INSTRUCTOR Piper Smith

LEVEL Beginners

During this class, you will learn the basics of hand-building with clay or advance your skills if you have some experience. Students will have access for out-of-class hours to work on projects between classes.

Students Receive

  • 25 lbs. of new clay (*Additional clay available for purchase)

  • A half-shelf to store work and tools

  • Open student hours in studio

Please Bring

  • Apron (*Purchase Aprons)

  • Towel

  • Notebook and pen/pencil

  • Handbuilding tools (*Purchase Hand-building Tool Kit)

  • Bucket, bag, or tool holder for tool storage

Please label all personal items with a Sharpie

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR Artist Piper Smith is a multidisciplinary artist from Kittery, Maine, studied ceramics at Maine College of Art and graduated with a BFA in Ceramics in May of 2020. Originally attending Maine College of Art for Illustration and Printmaking, these techniques and graphic qualities heavily influence her work. Nature, flowers and fruit are also a large influence. Plants frequent the surface of Piper’s ceramics. She mainly makes functional forms, appreciating the ritual aspect of using functional ceramics. Using a technique called sgraffito to carve through slip and colorful underglaze to reveal the red earthenware clay body underneath. This process produces a high level of contrast that resembles a pen on paper, but on a usable vessel. INSTAGRAM

Studio Handbook
By registering for this class, students agree to all terms and conditions in Mill Pond’s Studio Handbook. Please take the time to read and acquaint yourself with these policies and procedures, as failure to follow them could result in termination of student registration with no refund.

Cancellations, Make-Up Classes, Missed Classes

  • One-Week Notice If a registrant cancels one week or more prior to the class start, they receive a full refund (less a $10 processing fee).

  • Less Than One-Week Notice If a registrant cancels less than one week prior to the class start, they receive a 50% refund.

  • Once a Class Starts If a registrant cancels once a class has started, we cannot offer any refund.

  • Mill Pond Cancellations Classes that do not meet minimum enrollment will be canceled at least two days prior to the class start. Registrants will receive a full refund.

  • Credit We cannot offer credit for future classes for cancellations.

  • Make-Up Class If an in-process class is cancelled due to weather, an instructor illness, or other reasons, a make-up class will be added to the end of the session.

  • Missed Class If a registrant misses a class for personal reasons (including illness), we cannot offer partial refunds.

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