Our Clay Camps introduce young artists to the pottery-wheel, sculpting, glazing and fused glass art. Artists learn and practice their new skills and are empowered to follow their own creativity to make what inspires them with the time, tools and materials provided.
In this special, Christmas-in-July camp, campers will get a head start on the handmade holidays by creating one-of-a-kind ornaments, a forever gingerbread house that's safe to decorate, wash and repeat, and
Artists will have the opportunity to create:
A small bowl on the wheel
A terracotta forever gingerbread house using slab-building techniques
A fused-glass sun catcher
And adopt a piece of finished pottery to glaze and take home
All materials and steps are included.
July 7: Students will become oriented to the studio and practice setting up and centering clay on the wheel.
July 8: Students will continue work on the wheel and throw items with the intent of keeping them. When students are done on the wheel they will be invited to select a completed piece of pottery to glaze, or create a fused glass sun catcher.
July 9: Students will spend the day sculpting a gingerbread house made of clay, that when fired is food safe, dishwasher safe, and will be ready to decorate year after year!
July 10: Students will use this day to complete projects started during the week. Activities will include trimming their wheel work, inspecting work for cracks or other challenges of drying, and trying the other art forms the studio offers.
