Martin Howard on sun 10 sep 00
you go about getting students? How do you charge?
chris@ccpots>
Well, Chris, so far they have just come and I am sure there are lot of
others out there waiting for the courage to devote some time away from the
TV, fill some otherwise empty days, or find a really good outlet for their
talents.
So far I have spread around some two-fold leaflets, similar to what I will
show on my web site, when I can get around to finishing and posting it.
www.webbscottage.co.uk
So far I have charged £5 per hour. Two students means ten pounds per hour.
They come for two hours a week, but can come on another day as well, if they
so wish. If I get more wheels (I've promised to get some next May when some
money comes in) then I could cope with two more and would lower the charges
so that I still get about £5 per hour. If they start to make really big
things and run away with bags of clay and cause me to fire the kiln more
often than I otherwise would, then I might have to charge by fired clay
weight on top of the hourly charge.
Because I am retired, I have no need to do more than cover my costs. But if
one had to make a living out of teaching pottery in the UK, I would imagine
the income per hour must go up to at least 20 pounds per hour to cover
overheads.
Does that help?
Martin Howard
Webb's Cottage Pottery
Woolpits Road, Great Saling
BRAINTREE, Essex CM7 5DZ
England
martin@webbscottage.co.uk
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