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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at $1000. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
A: Adults & 8+ years. An adult must accompany any attending kids, and must pay for a separate ticket.
Q: What's the cancellation policy?
A: No cancellations or reschedules allowed
Q: How long does the class run for, and what's the price?
A: 2 hours, $99 - $109 per guest
(Earlybird price of $99 applies if you book into a public session 30+ days ahead, otherwise $109 per guest when you book for 1+ guests, $99/guest for 4+ guests)
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1 to 20
(public classes),
4 to 16
(private)
(private classes)
$99 - $109
(Afterpay available)
(Earlybird price of $99 applies if you book into a public session 30+ days ahead, otherwise $109 per guest when you book for 1+ guests, $99/guest for 4+ guests)
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Are you looking for unique and creative things to do in Melbourne for yourself, with loved ones and friends? Join this wheel throwing class with McCanless Pottery! This workshop is suitable for beginners or, with some prior experience, who would love to experience the incredible joy of turning a humble piece of clay into a decorative and functional work of art that you get to keep!In this exciting workshop, you will learn how to make functional ceramics on the potter's wheel. Your instructor will take you through wheel throwing techniques such as centring and collaring, along with instruction on how to use the various pottery tools. You will work at your own pace with both group and individual instruction where you can make anything you desire, from bowls to cups and vases.So what are you waiting for? Come and have fun with clay and give yourself a break from the hustle and bustle where you get to sit down, relax, and enjoy being creative with your loved ones and friends.Details below:Each workshop comes with one of your creations to be glazed and fired in our kilns. The pieces are safe for food and drink, and are microwave, dishwasher, and oven safe, just like your standard dinnerware. Any additional work you would like glazed and fired are $10 each. The pieces shrink %15 from the time you make your work to them being removed from the kiln. The clay we use is a buff and speckled stoneware, and the glaze is white only. More colour choices are offered in our term programs. Your work can be saved to decorate if you'd like to paint them in our paint, or paint and sip workshops, but you will have to book on the spot to lock this in.Each workshop must have at least 4 participants to go ahead, so after booking, you may be called or texted to move to another workshop time that has at least 4 participants if you are a group of 1-3. This will always be a time that works for your schedule.You are provided unlimited clay and attempts to make pieces during your workshop time. Each workshop starts with a 5 minute demonstration to get your bearings before starting. You will have instruction available the entire workshop time. Everyone starts with making small bowls. Participants that have success with bowls are moved to more challenging forms like cups and vases. Each clay ball you start with is roughly 4-5 hundred grams, which is very sufficient for beginners. Depending on the workshop size, you will be asked to stop roughly 10 minutes before the end of the workshop to wash your hands and select the pieces you would like to be fired. Our staff will clean the wheels and tools so that you have more time to make work.Please show up at least 5 minutes before the workshop time. The workshop unfortunately cannot wait for you if you are late and you would be missing the very important demonstration which has a big impact on your success. You will be asked to remove any watches or jewellery and place your personal belongings on the large tables in one of our 3 studios. Long nails make the process more challenging, but we have some techniques we can provide you to make it easier with nails. If you arrive after 6 on weekdays or anytime on weekends, you will need to call the studio upon arrival so that we can let you through the gate. We have 6 car parks in front of the studio. They are all in front of and between unit 2 and unit 3's roller doors. Please do not park in any other car parks as they are for other businesses. Outside the gate there is unlimited free parking.Your work will be completed in 4-6 weeks after your workshop date. You will be contacted by text, call, or email when your work is complete. When you receive this notification you will have exactly 2 weeks to pick your work up. We are unable to keep work beyond the 2 weeks due to space issues and the large volume of work being cycled through. Come back to the studio from 10-5 M-F for pick up. Your pieces will be in chronological order, and your name/s will be on the bag and on a shelf as you walk into the studio. We unfortunately cannot ship your work.If you enjoy your experience please leave us a 5 star review. All confirmed 5 star reviews are given a %10 discount towards any workshop we offer.
You can make as many pieces as you would like in this session with one of your creations signed and kiln fired to completion. One piece is included in the class.
You can buy any additional pieces you’d like to be glazed and fired for $10 each.
Welcome to McCanless Pottery! We are a creative clay space located in Braeside Victoria.We enthusiastically offer fun filled instruction in wheel throwing, hand building, sculpting, and ceramic brush decoration in addition to our kiln firing services and our classes for kids, formulated to unleash your child’s unique creative talents.Our classes are designed to suit kids and adults and we support all social and cultural backgrounds including but not limited to the LGBTQI, NDIS and aged care communities.We absolutely adore clay and are overjoyed to share our knowledge and passion with you. We want you to experience the incredible joy of turning a humble piece of clay into a decorative or functional work of art that will last a lifetime.Join us as we share with you the remarkable craft of making handmade pottery.
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