Course Commitment
This course is not designed to be a pick-and-choose the class you like type. Each session builds upon the last and class room time is essential to successful completion of the course. In the event of a bona fide emergency where class attendance is impossible, you will be sent all class notes and may be provided a tutorial session (depending upon time available and your distance from the studio) by correspondence, or e-mail. Tutorials are never as comprehensive nor as satisfactory as classroom attendance in classes designed for the interchange of ideas by all students. No money will be refunded for sessions not attended. The course is designed only for those who are prepared to make the required commitment to time and energy.

How the Course is Taught
Each class session is jam packed with new design ideas and techniques. Many approaches to learning are employed: discussion, demonstrations, hands-on activities, and visuals in the form of slides, videos, and displays. Class sessions are not intended to provide time for completion of design boards or projects. Work started in class, or in progress, must be completed at home between sessions.

Classroom Notes and Worksheets
Each session sees a new bundle of Notes From Your Instructor's Notebook. These notes are the intellectual property of the instructor and are the result of her many years of practical work, writing, art, and classroom instruction. These notes are provided free of charge to candidates who attend classes, and are not to be duplicated nor transmitted in any way for the use of any others without the direct express permission of the instructor.