Throw Clay LA Pottery Studio Permissions

Safety & Studio Guidelines

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To ensure a safe and positive experience for everyone in the studio, please review and follow the guidelines below.

• While learning to use studio equipment, always follow the instructions and safety recommendations provided by your instructor.

• Do not use any equipment you are unfamiliar with.

• Students are not permitted to operate the kiln(s) or transfer work contained in the kilns.

• Long hair must be tied back while working on the potter’s wheel.

• Please remove jewelry from hands and wrists to prevent interference with your work or contact with equipment.

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Cancellations & Rescheduling

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• 6-Week Courses: Cancellations require 5 days’ notice before the first class to be eligible for a refund, less non-refundable transaction fees.

• One-Time Classes: Cancellations require 3 days’ notice to be eligible for a refund, less non-refundable transaction fees.

• Workshops: Workshops are non-refundable; however, you may transfer your spot to another participant.

• Cancellations made inside these timeframes are not eligible for refunds. Rebooking may be offered only if the canceled spot is filled and is not guaranteed.

• Private Instruction Sessions for 6-Week Students require 48 hours notice to reschedule. Cancellations or reschedule requests made less than 48 hours before the scheduled session are non-refundable and cannot be rescheduled.

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Class Completion & Pickup Policies

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• 6-Week Courses:
  Students have five (5) days after their final class to complete any trimming and up to two (2) weeks to complete glazing. All finished work must be picked up no later than four (4) weeks after the final class. Throw Clay LA is not responsible for any 6-week course work left beyond this timeframe.

• One-Time Classes:
  Pottery created in one-time classes is typically ready for pickup within three (3) to five (5) weeks. You will be notified by email when your work is ready. Please check your spam folder if more than five weeks have passed.
  If you attended with others, pickup notifications may be sent a week or more apart—this is normal. Please contact us only if it has been more than five weeks since your class date.

  Participants are responsible for picking up their pottery promptly and for monitoring email notifications. Any pieces remaining fifteen (15) days after the second pickup notification will be considered abandoned and will no longer be available for pickup.

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Firing & Finished Work

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Working with clay involves inherent risks during drying and firing. While we take great care with every piece, occasional issues can occur. We do our best to make things right when possible, but not all outcomes can be guaranteed.

Age Requirements

• One-time classes are for adults unless otherwise specified.

• Participants ages 13–17 may attend a one-time class if accompanied by an adult enrolled in the same class.

• Six-week courses are for adults ages 18 and over.

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Throw Clay LA Pottery Studio Permissions: Liability Waiver

 

By completing a booking, participants acknowledge that there are inherent risks associated with using pottery equipment at Throw Clay LA, located at 1006 S Olive St., Los Angeles, CA 90015.

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Participants confirm that they have read and understand the Safety & Studio Guidelines above, are participating voluntarily, and have no medical or physical conditions that would increase the risk of injury while engaging in studio activities.

In consideration of being permitted to participate in activities at Throw Clay LA, participants agree to release and hold harmless Throw Clay LA, its owners, management, instructors, employees, agents, representatives, successors, and assigns from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, demands, costs, or expenses—present or future—arising out of or related to participation in studio activities, including travel to and from the studio.

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This waiver includes, but is not limited to, claims based on alleged negligence or any act or omission of the parties listed above, as well as injury or loss of personal property.

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Throw Clay LA Pottery Studio Permissions: Media Release

Participants grant Throw Clay LA permission to use images of themselves and their pottery for social media, video, and print materials.

If you do not wish to approve this media release, please email throwclayla@gmail.com prior to your class and inform your instructor before class begins.