Pottery Short Course

Handbuilding & Wheelthrowing Short Course
Ongoing weekly pottery courses

The course targets developing #pottery #skills, #design #ideas & #decorations including #glazing.

•Dates available:

Saturday at 7 pm

Sunday at 7 pm

Tuesday at 7 pm

Wednesday at 7pm

•Course Details:
Each course consists of 4 workshops conducted through a period of 4 weeks to cover a whole production process. Applicants get the chance to learn the basics of using clay, hand-building & wheel throwing up to advanced skills of pottery making.
Duration per session: 3 hrs

1st Workshop: handbuilding
2nd Workshop: wheelthrowing
3rdWorkshop: trimming
4th Workshop: glazing

To learn more advanced techniques & skills, you can just renew the course when it’s done!

•Fees:
1 Workshop: 750 EGP
4 Workshops (Short Course): 2,700 EGP instead of 3,000 EGP
12 Workshops (Long Course): 7,650 EGP instead of 9,000 EGP
*Age: Adults (16+)
*Terms & Conditions apply

Terms & Conditions

1. Fees are Non-refundable.
2. Stations should be cleaned when you are done with your workshop within the workshop period!
3. Return Aprons & Tools in their designated areas when you are done.
4. Wash from clay in the “Kitchen” area ONLY for the adequate drainage reasons.
5. Students are allowed for 1 class cancellation only per month, otherwise the class would be counted.
6. In case of fully booked, the upcoming reservation is set for the nearest date available.
7. A session can be cancelled up to 24 hours before the class, otherwise the class is counted.
8. A deposit should be paid before the course up to 3 days before the course starts.
9. Arrival delays are allowed up to 15 minutes only.
10. Group classes start by a minimum of 2 students; if less than 2 students, then the class is cancelled automatically.
11. Any updates should be announced on Instagram “Fokhara Studio”
12. Pottery pieces’ firing depend on the studio’s firing schedule.
13. Any cracked, broken, unstable pots will not be fired in the kiln.
14. Glazed pots should be cleaned wherever it is in contact with the kiln.
15. Extra clay can be purchased from the studio and that would require:
    1. Students to provide a bucket of their own for recycling their excess clay.
    2. Pots’ firing requires extra charges depending on the size.
16. Store your pots on the designated
17. Collect your ready pots in your own box or bag.
18. Uncollected pots for a period more than 1 month would be disposed to save storage place.
19. The single workshop includes:
    1. Handbuilding: 600 grams of clay & its firing
    2. Wheelthrowing: 3 regular (500g each) trials of clay & 2 pots’ firing
20. The short course includes:
    1. 2 Kg of clay & its firing
    2. Glazes available from Egyptian market (depends on the availability at the studio)
21. The long course includes:
    1. 6 Kg of clay & its firing
    2. Glazes available from Egyptian market (depends on the availability at the studio)