ADULTS-WHEEL &/OR HANDBUILDING
Description
TERM 1 2025 - 8 WEEK TERM.
*For term places, email Manuela Ferstl, manuelaferstl123@gmail.com, or, text 0412 568 804. Please also list your order of preferences for which classes you're interested in.
*Any free places for term 1 2025, will be released & available for booking 22nd November.
*TERM 4 :
Wednesday 29th January to 19th March, 12.30pm - 3pm, 8 weeks x 2.5hrs
Wednesday 29th January to 19th March, 7pm - 9.30pm, 8 weeks x 2.5 hrs.
Thursday 30th January to 20th March, 12.30pm - 3pm, 8 weeks x 2.5hrs.
Thursday 30th January to 20th March, , 7pm - 9.30pm, 8 weeks x 2.5hrs.
*$480.
*An extra $120 fee covers both bisque & glaze firings, clay & glazes and underglazes, pay on first class.
*All tools & equipment are included, plus a large range of exciting glazes to choose from, to experiment & have fun with.
*Your Tutor for all classes is Manuela Ferstl who has over 40 years of teaching experience with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Ceramic Design.
*Each class is suitable for total beginners through to experienced.
*Tuition in any of these classes encourages individual development & offers wheelwork, sculpting & hand building.
*The studio is COSY & WARM in winter, and AIRCONDITIONED in summer.
*Small groups of 8 students offering a more personalised experience for great one-on-one attention.
*Two lots of bisque and glaze firings are offered during the 8 week term, with one to two weeks maximum for all pieces to be fired and ready for collection :-)
*Look out for the Facebook post; https://www.facebook.com/mtelizapotterystudio
*This boutique style Studio offers a pleasant light filled working space, situated in a green environment in the hills of Mt.Eliza.
*Please BYO mug if having a cup of tea or coffee :-), plant milk options only on offer.
*All firings are done on-site which means there is no transporting of the fragile pieces and prevents breakages of students' precious creations.
*Students can work on their own projects, at their own pace with guidance at hand as needed.
*Make-up classes cannot be offered for missed classes, or as refunds or transfers, so please consider this when booking, thankyou.
*Refunds/transfers will be offered for classes cancelled by Mt.Eliza Pottery Studio themselves.
*Please read t's and c's for detailed refund policy.
*Once a student has secured a place, they have first option to keep their place & continue through to the following term.
What you will learn
- How to create shapes & forms in clay by rolling, extruding or manipulating your clay
What you will get
- A relaxing experience. Great satisfaction in creating one's own pieces of art. Skills to do wheelwork, handbuilding or sculpture. Skills to design and glaze also. A pleasant social environment. Learning great skills in a group which is not overcrowded.
Street, driveway, naturestrip
What to bring
- Please bring an clean old towel, washed each week to keep dust to a minimum. Coffee mug.
What to wear
Comfy clothes. Warning: it might get messy! but definitely all washable
Appropriate for
18 years and up
Come escape the daily routine and center yourself with some soul-shaping fun! Tucked in among old gum trees and songbirds, this cottage-style workshop provides a tranquil setting for creating all things clay!
Manuela offers a range of classes for all ages and learning stages. Come have some fun learning Hand-building, Sculpture, or even the Potters Wheel.
Cancellations & Refunds
If the organiser cancels the class:
You are entitled to a full refund.
If you can't attend the class:
You’re welcome to send someone in your place.
OR
- A refund can be requested 14 days before class starts. An admin fee of AU$20.00 applies.
- A transfer can be requested 14 days before the class starts. An admin fee of AU$10.00 applies.
- A credit note can be requested 14 days before the class starts. An admin fee of AU$10.00 applies.
No changes will be allowed after these times.
We recommend the refund upgrade option upon checkout in case you’re not able to attend the class. Learn more about refund upgrade option.
Terms & Conditions
1.) If Mt.Eliza Pottery Studio requires a class to be postponed or cancelled, your class can be transferred free of charge to another class of the same value, offered as a credit note towards another session free of charge, or refunded less a booking and admin fee charge. Credit notes last 2 years.
Customers are required to make up the difference if the class being transferred to is of higher value or, in the case of an increase in price.
2.) Please choose your classes carefully and note that transfers, credit notes & refunds are only offered if given the below notice: (other than if cancelled by Mt.Eliza pottery Studio).
-- Transfers, credit notes & refunds need minimum 14 days notice.
-- Transfers, credit notes & may be considered if less than the required 14 days notice is given, ONLY if your place has been refilled, however, NOT LESS than 3 days notice.
3.) Make-up classes cannot be offered for missed sessions, refunded or transferred, please consider this when booking, thankyou.
4.) Anyone partaking in any classes or coming to any events at Mt.Eliza Pottery Studio or organised by Mt.Eliza Pottery Studio must agree to these terms and conditions.
5.) I agree to take on full responsibility for any damages, injuries and for physical and/or personal property, which I might incur whilst participating in classes and/or events organised at Mt.Eliza Pottery Studio or organised by Mt.Eliza Pottery Studio .
6.) A non-attendance, forfeits the fee paid.
Thankyou Miranda, appreciate your feedback! :-)
Ha ha Alyse, oh my, thankyou...your review just made my day!! x :-D
I appreciate your review Margaret, such lovely words! :-)
I have been going to Manuela’s pottery classes for a number of years and I never get tired of going. She is so supportive and an excellent teacher. She’s nice and great fun also.