These sessions are only available to potters that have attended an intermediate course at Outside. Whether it's to experiment and improve at your own pace, work on a personal project or work from a shared space with fellow potters, these sessions give you time and space to do so!
You'll have a dedicated shelf in the studio to store work.
All decorating slips, the house clear glaze and firings are included in the pack price. Clay is not included and can be purchased from the studio at standard retail price, we only use 'Earthstone ES5 Stoneware' clay at £19.50 per 12kg bag. If you re firing a piece that is over 20cm wide or 20cm high there will be a surcharge of £5 per piece for both firings.
For these sessions we recommend you buy a session pack and using your credits to purchase these individually. We run member sessions every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
We supply aprons but please wear clothing that you don't mind getting dirty. These sessions are suitable for ages 14+ we will let you know with as much notice in advance of any changes to the date or times.
Terms, Important!
You must have participated in one of our 8 - Week Courses to be able to book into a members session. These are self-led sessions, a tutor or technician will be present but only for supervision not for teaching purposes. On the rare occasion that a member of staff cannot be present we reserve the right to cancel the session and re-schedule as there must be a first-aid trained member of staff available at all times.
Each participant will have a 10 minute introduction to the studio set-up and the processes we have in place on their first session. The last 10 minutes of each session must be put aside for tidying and cleaning down your station.
Members can only work with classic stoneware ES5 clay as well as our house decorating slips and glazes. Our glaze firings are to 1250 degrees and we can only accommodate alternative glazes that work at this temperature. There must be a 3mm unglazed section at the base of your work to prevent work sticking to the kiln shelf, work without this glaze-free buffer will not be fired.
Each potter is individually responsible for the result of their own work. The technicians cannot take responsibility for work that has not turned out as expected. Work must have a makers mark or must be named for firing to take place, unnamed work will not be fired and will be recycled.
If you wish to recycle your own clay, you may take your clay home to recycle otherwise you can donate your clay to the studio if you no longer wish to use it or do not want to recycle it. You may not leave clay to be recycled on the plaster batts in the studio - this is to avoid confusion as to who’s clay is who’s!
At the end of each session the studio must be tidy and all equipment and tools must be left in the same condition as you found them, if you notice any fault with any tools or piece of equipment this must be brought to the attention of the supervisor immediately.
Cancellations
You have 14 days from booking in which to amend or cancel and receive a full refund, if you have booked last minute and there are less than 14 days before the date of the class no refund of exchange will be offered, but you can transfer the booking to a person of your choice to take your place.
Any questions please call or email us : hello@outside-devon.com
