# Hand building

> Coil, slab, pinch and more: build mugs, plates, planters, vases and sculpture with your hands and a few simple tools. Each class opens with a demo and a prompt.

## Price

From $450 for 6 weeks, or $750 for 12.

- 6 or 12 weeks
- 2.5 hours a class
- Up to 12 students

## At a glance

- **All levels, no wheel needed.** Your hands and a few simple tools, from your first pinch pot to sculpture.
- **A demo and a prompt, then you build.** Each class opens with a demo and a prompt, then you build with one-on-one help.
- **Open studio every week.** Two and a half hours a week to practice on your own, and up to two makeup classes a semester.

## What you'll learn

- New to clay: coils for bowls and vases, slabs for plates and boxes, and how to finish and glaze them.
- Been here before: bigger pieces, armatures, and an idea of your own built over the semester.

## Which class

- [Hand building](https://www.yarostudios.com/classes/hand-building#hand-building) (12 weeks, All levels, $750): Coils for bowls and vases, slabs for plates and boxes, darts for angles, and armatures for big pieces.
- [Big Ideas in Clay](https://www.yarostudios.com/classes/hand-building#big-ideas-in-clay) (Intermediate, Not this semester): Bring an idea you've wanted to try and build it over the semester, with an extra hour of glaze time a week.
- [Wheel throwing + hand building](https://www.yarostudios.com/classes/hand-building#wheel-throwing-and-hand-building) (12 weeks, All levels, $750): The wheel and the hand-building table in one semester, from functional pots to sculpture.
- [Introduction to Hand Building](https://www.yarostudios.com/classes/hand-building#introduction-to-hand-building) (6 weeks, Beginners, $450): Six weeks of slabs, coils, darts and extrusions for new students and confident beginners, from mugs to planters.

## What's included

- 25 lbs of clay
- Glazes, oxides and slips
- 2.5 hours of open studio a week
- Up to 2 makeup classes
- Payment plan, in two installments

## Extra

- Firing, 6 cents a cubic inch
- More clay, by the bag
- Tool kits, $25 for wheel, $30 for hand building or both
- Unlimited off-peak open studio

## What to bring

- An apron
- A small quick-dry towel for its pocket
- A pouch or container for your tools
- A small container for slip
- A few old dry-cleaning bags
- A sharpie and a pencil
- A 12-inch ruler, if you like

## Good to know

- **Commitment:** Registering commits you to the full semester. Once it starts there are no refunds or credits. Gift cards apply at checkout only.
- **Refunds and transfers:** 7 or more days before the first class: a refund, less a $75 fee. Within 7 days: half back. Within 48 hours: none. Transfers need 7 days' notice too.
- **Missed classes:** No refunds for a missed class; take a makeup instead, up to two a semester. Open studio time is weekly and doesn't carry over. To cancel, email info@yarostudios.com.

## Schedule

Late fall 2026: Nov 9 to Dec 14; Winter 2027: Jan 4 to Mar 28.

- **Introduction to Hand Building** (Beginners), Mon 6:30 to 9:00pm, with Jacob Reinstein, $450, Open: enroll on Sawyer: https://www.hisawyer.com/yaro/schedules/activity-set/2066803
- **Hand building** (All levels), Mon 7:00 to 9:30pm, with Monty J, $750, Open: enroll on Sawyer: https://www.hisawyer.com/yaro/schedules/activity-set/2092378
- **Wheel throwing + hand building** (All levels), Wed 6:30 to 9:00pm, with Christina Howard, $750, Open: enroll on Sawyer: https://www.hisawyer.com/yaro/schedules/activity-set/2092381
- **Wheel throwing + hand building** (All levels), Sun 1:00 to 3:30pm, with Siri Burt, $750, Open: enroll on Sawyer: https://www.hisawyer.com/yaro/schedules/activity-set/2086936

## Booking

Book on Sawyer: https://www.hisawyer.com/yaro/schedules