Professional Pottery Program: 3 Months Intensive

Syllabus: 

• Hand Building
• Wheel Throwing
• Sculpture
• Surface & Slip Decorations in Ceramics
• Engraving Sgraffito
• Making a Ceramic Lamp
• Hump Throwing
• Mould Making & Slip-casting
• Underglaze, Engobe and Stain
• Glaze Application & its Types
• Firing: Electric Firing, Pit Firing & Gas Firing
• Studio Maintenance & Marketing
• Production & Instructor Training
  
• Recycling the Clay
• Industrial Visit in Kochi 
• Travel Retreat

There will be a library of books on various techniques of ceramic art. 

Studio Hours:

- Monday to Saturday: 11 am to 6 pm (1.30 hour lunch & tea break)
- Practice hours: 3 pm to 6 pm (brief check by instructor)
- Studio opening: Tue-Sun; 11 am to 8 pm
- Studio hours with instructor: 11 am to 1 pm

Each student will be provided with an electric wheel, tools and a storage area. Classes will be from 11 am-1 pm and then 3 pm-6 pm Monday to Saturday, Sunday is a weekly off.

Course Fees: (Check below)

Only Pottery Course:

• Fees: Rs. 1,36,000/- includes the course, materials, 2 days industrial visit in Kochi and firings

Pottery + Accommodation:

• Shared accommodation (4 people sharing): This accommodation type is a shared room with two individual bunk beds, a shared kitchenette, a bath, a living area, a working space, a campfire and a terrace view
• Fees: Rs.1,93,000/- includes the course, materials, firings, accommodation, and meals

Pottery Course + Accommodation + Travel Retreat:

• Shared accommodation (4 people sharing): This accommodation type is a shared room with two individual bunk beds, a shared kitchenette, a bath, a living area, a working space, a campfire and a terrace view
• Travel Retreat: 5 days of mindfulness travel & learn the process of slow-living
• Fees: Rs.2,43,000/- covers the course, materials, firings, accommodation, meals, and retreat

About Accommodation:

• Kitchenettes equipped with fridges, induction & basic utensils
• Washing machine will be available
• All three meals with snacks will be provided, basic vegetarian or non-vegetarian
• Accommodation & Meals will be provided for the entire duration of your course.
• This includes weekends (when the classes are not running)

Payment

- To book your slot, we take 50% of the total fees. 
- The remaining 50% payment is to be made anytime within 10 days of your course. 
- If we don't receive the remaining payment on time, we will be cancelling your slot, with no refund.
- After the due date: To book your slot, we take the full payment.

Refund Policy

- If you cancel before the 2 weeks, we will provide you with a 100% refund.
- If you cancel before 1 week of the class, we deduct 50% of the total fees as cancellation fees and refund you the remaining paid amount. 
- After the class starts, we will not be providing any refund.
- If your case of medical emergency is informed at least a week in advance, we can consider rescheduling the course (upon providing proof). Refund is not possible. In less than a week, we will not be able to help you.
- For any reason, if you have to leave during the course, we won't be able to give you a refund or reschedule. 
- We follow this policy without any exceptions. 
- We take four weeks to process the refund.