Our aim is to support your experience in creating beautiful work in a healthy, collaborative, inclusive and fun-filled studio space. Please ensure you have read, understood and accepted these Terms & Conditions before you book a class, workshop or course.

Contract of Sale

Completion of our booking process and full payment constitutes your understanding and acceptance of our terms and conditions and thus forms your contract with Frickery Frackery Pottery Studio.

Payment

Classes are paid for termly and we do require you to commit to a whole session of classes or paid for a one time workshop. Payment of the full class, workshop or course fees is made in advance and should be made at the time of placing a booking. It is not possible to attend unless full payment has been received. We accept payment by Cash, Card, PayPal or Venmo. Weekly class fees includes tuition, use of studio tools, 12.5lb of clay and firing costs.

Missing Weekly Classes

Sometimes serious unavoidable situations occur and can mean missing your class. If you are running late or will miss class please send a text 973-652-0707 and let me know. I offer one makeup class to be used during the session for which it was paid. Unfortunately, missed classes cannot be carried over to the next session.

Cancellation

Cancellations for all classes, workshops and courses must be made in writing and sent by email to FrickeryFrackeryPottery@gmail.com. Cancellations will be subject to the following fees:

• Cancellations within 3 days of the start date will be charged the full fee.

• Cancellations within 5 days of the start date will be charged 50% of the fee.

• Cancellations within 6-14 days of the start date will be charged 20% of the fee.

• Cancellations more than 14 days before the start date will not be charged the fee.

Workshop Substitution

A substitute attendee may be named by the booking party at any time before a workshop. This is not possible for weekly classes.

Studio Closure

If the studio is forced to close due to factors outside of our control such as severe weather conditions or an infectious disease such as Covid-19 we’re afraid we are not able to offer any refunds or makeups.

Content

Frickery Frackery Pottery studio reserves the right to change the content, timing, date, venue or teacher of any class or workshop in order to provide a high-quality service for any reason. Frickery Frackery Pottery studio reserves the right to cancel a class, workshop or course up to and including the date of the class, workshop or course if insufficient bookings have been received, and will strive to give as much notice of this as possible.

Individuals booked onto a cancelled class, workshop or course will be given the option of a full refund or of rescheduling to a future class or workshop date. Frickery Frackery Pottery studio will not be liable for any losses or expenses arising from amendments to the class, workshop or cancellations.

Productive Large Quantities

We do not want to cap people’s creativity but sometimes we will have a student who is highly productive on the wheel or hand-building. This being a learning community studio, not a production studio and due to clay, glaze and firing costs being so high producing in large quantities is discouraged. If this happens, we will ask you to pay any additional costs to be determined by Frickery Frackery Pottery studio.

Outside Projects

Students are asked not to bring creations made outside of Frickery Frackery Pottery studio for completion and firing. Such action would cause delays for students receiving their work made within classes.

Health and Safety

Users of the studio is at your own risk with awareness of the inherent hazards of a pottery studio environment. Frickery Frackery Pottery studio takes a serious approach towards health and safety for the sake of all staff and students. Students use the studio at their own risk, with awareness which include but are not limited to, use of sharp tools and sharp edges, exposure to toxic materials, the dangers of using materials and equipment at high temperatures and the risks associate with breathing dust. Most ceramic materials (clay and glazes) are made from finely ground minerals and if not handled correctly can pose a general respiratory risk. Hence, students are asked to refrain from using spray or “bubble” methods for all application of slips, oxides and glazes. Clay other than those provided by Frickery Frackery Pottery studio shall not be used in the studio to avoid contamination of surfaces and equipment. Students must comply with all health and safety instructions given at all times. Students are required to keep all surfaces clean of clay and glaze and to clean all areas including the floor around their work area before completing their class. This also minimizes the risks to students caused by breathing in clay and dusts. Smoking and vaping is forbidden in the Studio.

Technical issues and breakages

Frickery Frackery Pottery studio will try to ensure that experienced and trained staff are the only people who will handle your ceramic work. However, by the very nature of ceramics, especially within a community studio, there is always a risk of technical failure, occasional technical errors and breakages for which we cannot be held in any way responsible.

Collection of Works

We recommend you collect your finished work as soon as possible after your class or workshop to help keep our storage area clear therefore avoiding damage. If finished ceramic work is not collected within 2 months of the end of the class or workshop we will sadly have to dispose of it.

Arriving at the studio

We generally start class a few minutes before each session is due to start. Please do not turn up too early as you may have to wait while we finish cleaning or preparing the studio for your class to start.

Studio Clean-up

All working areas and tools must be cleaned after use. The last 20-25 minutes of all studio classes is dedicated to gathering tools and cleaning work tables, floors, tools, and other equipment for each individual student’s work area. This is a community studio and its cleanliness depends on everyone doing their part.

Environment and Recycling

All materials are reused or recycled wherever possible. Clay, glaze and sedimentary materials are never to be poured down sinks in the studio. Please ensure that the correct bins are used when disposing of any materials.

Conduct and Exclusion

Disruptive or abusive behavior will not be tolerated. Users of the Frickery Frackery Pottery studio and facilities must be respectful and courteous. We reserve the right to remove any offending parties from the studio at any time if behavior is deemed dangerous, inappropriate or causes offense, harm or injury.

Data Protection

Any personal information you give to us will be processed safely. We will use the information to process your booking, provide the class or workshop information and inform you about similar classes or workshops which we provide.

Images for promotional purposes

Frickery Frackery Pottery studio has the right to take and use images of you as an attendee of any class or event for the purposes of promotion via print, web site, Facebook, Instagram or other mediums for the benefit solely of the said business. Please inform us if you do not wish to use any images of you.

Acceptance

Please ensure you have read, understood and accepted these Terms & Conditions before you book a class or workshop at Frickery Frackery Pottery studio.