Studio Info/FAQ

Most of our classes and workshops are not sold as a series. Our thinking is that you take exactly as many classes as you need/want and practice during open studio. While our instructors will work with you at your current level, we ask that wheel throwing beginners only sign up for beginner classes. Also see: WHERE ARE MY BISQUED OR FIRED PIECES?

Open Studio gives students freedom and time for independent practice. These are un-guided, 3-hour sessions that require a sign up. There will be a Pip person around to answer questions, but not to teach. Beginners must first take one of our classes Glazing and trimming must be done during an open studio session Label and date all work in progress Work in progress can be stored for 1 week on the shelves in the kiln room. After one week, we will recycle your pieces. Please be cleaned up and ready to leave at the 3-hour mark Also see: WHERE ARE MY BISQUED OR FIRED PIECES? PLEASE NOTE: we are no longer offering 1-time Open Studio use. In order to sign up for open studio, users will need to have an open studio pack code. You'll receive your code, as always, in your confirmation email. What's new is that you will also receive the password for the open studio sign up page via email. If, for some reason you don't, please contact us.

We offer 4 and 8-packs for both classes and open studio. If you buy a package, you'll be sent a code to use when booking. Can I share? Yes! You can use your 4 or 8-pack to book classes for more than 1 person. The more the merrier!

Cancellations: We don't allow cancellations or refunds for any of our classes, courses, open studio sessions or workshops. Rescheduling: You can reschedule your class free of charge up to 18 hours before class start time by clicking the "Reschedule" button in your confirmation or reminder email. Please note: we can not accommodate rescheduling within 18 hours of class—for any reason. We're a small studio and are unable to fill those spots on such short notice. Thanks for your understanding. *Please note that this applies to both Covid-related and non-Covid reschedules.

We love to host special events in the studio—birthday parties, bachelor/ette parties, team building events and more. Visit our Private Parties page for more info.

Wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty or stained! We have aprons for your use (we also have great Pip aprons for sale in the coffee shop). Maybe cut your nails—long nails and wheel throwing don't mix!

Reclaimed clay is included for your classes. We also sell several types of Laguna and New Mexico clay the 25lb bag in the studio at competitive prices. You can also visit Marjon's for a much wider selection, but please remember that we only fire to cone 5-6. You can store your personal clay on the shelves next to the sink in the studio for up to 1 month from date of purchase. Please note: we recycle all clay on the shelves left longer than 1 month.

Pip glazes are included for open studio as are both bisque and glaze firings. We fire to cone 5 and do not fire work made outside the studio. Pip will glaze pots made in our beginner classes and will no longer be offering classwork glazing sessions.

Work in progress: Place it on the shelves in the hallway next to the smaller throwing studio. Don't forget to label and date it with the blue painter's tape on the hand building table. We will store your work for 1 week. After that, we will recycle it. Work to be fired: When your work is ready to fire—bisque or glaze—please put it on the labeled carts in the studio.

Greenware to bisque: 1 week to 10 days Bisque to glaze fired: 10 days to 2 weeks If you've made work in class, it will be ready to pick up 3 weeks after your class date.

Our studio is small and so we can't hold on to work indefinitely. Pieces will be stored for 6 weeks after your class date. Open studio pieces will be stored for a month from bisque/glazing date. After these periods, unattended pots will go to the pottery gods. So... Please come get your pieces!

We do not allow firearms and weapons at PIP.