Clay is a wonderful medium! There is great pleasure in squashing, pounding, rolling, pinching, shaping and molding something - transforming a lump of clay into unique sculptures or functional pottery.
Whether learning to hand build or throwing on the wheel, working with clay is extremely relaxing for all ages.Below is a sample of tiles created in our Clay Builders class for ages 7-12. Students hand-rolled and shaped the clay before imprinting with different textures and designs.
This is a sample of our teen and adult pottery wheel throwing class.
This is a sample of our teen and adult pottery wheel throwing class.
Examples of work from the Clay Mania! class for ages 4-7. Students rolled out clay tiles, then imprinted designs using fresh, fallen fall leaves!
A view of the pottery area in our art room. Notice the wheel organization!
Our adult drawing and painting studio even uses student pottery creations in still life assignments!
These are merely samples of assignments used to teach students how to shape and mould a boring lump of clay into something unique and inspired.
