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FAQs and drop-in handbook

Caught the clay-bug? Need some extra time to finish the projects you started within your course? Then our Drop-In Sessions could be perfect for you!

Running at our Walthamstow studio every Thursday from 1:00pm - 4:00pm and Sunday (starting on the 24th July) from 10:00am - 1:00pm (including 30 minutes of clean-up time), the sessions give students the perfect opportunity to build up their pottery skills independently. A teacher will not be present, so we recommend the sessions to students who have completed a 12 week course with us, or equivalent elsewhere.

Drop-In students are welcome to use all tools, glazes and slips free of charge, and clay is charged at £5 per kg that you want fired. Only cash payments are accepted at this time.

Due to the capacity of our kiln and our growing number of students, we have had to put some restrictions in place. This is to ensure that your work can be stored safely, and that a manageable amount of work is handled by our Studio Assistants.

• Drop-In students will be allowed to fill 1 board ( approximately 25cm x 40cm) in each session. It is difficult for us to accommodate production throwers, but we would be happy to recommend studios that allow for higher volumes of work.

• To keep our kiln happy, we cannot allow work made elsewhere to be brought in for firing, or any of your own clay or glazes to be used.

• There's a maximum limit of one hand built plate per person per six week period (due to kiln restrictions), however you are welcome to make multiples of other pieces e.g. cups or bowls.

Although there will be no teacher present, you are not alone! One of our wonderful mentors will be on hand should you have any problems. In order to ensure that you are fully equipped to use the studio, please read our FAQs and drop-in handbook before you attend.

To avoid disappointment, we recommend booking your Drop-In Sessions in advance, as they fill up very quickly. If something unexpected crops up and you cannot attend, we are able to allow transfers to other dates up until 14 days prior to the date of your original booking. We are unable to offer a transfer if it is outside of this timeframe. The session times are also fixed, and we cannot offer discounts for those who wish to attend part of a session.

If you have any questions about our Drop-In Sessions, please get in touch with our Office Manager via email at officemanager@skandihus.co.uk.