Programs

This fun class is designed to be challenging and fun for older children. We will do a variety of projects which use the basic techniques of ceramics and grow from there. Students will be taught to embellish clay surfaces with unusual materials like rice and popcorn and use wire and screen on supports for elaborate clay sculptures. Students will be led in a series of projects and end this session with a project they design themselves.

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This class is ideal for those students who would like to learn or build upon their fundamentals of drawing skills, but are in need of the right environment to motivate themselves. During this 8-week studio session, students are guided as they build their partnership between mind and mate-rials. Students become acquainted with line, value, proportion, and composition to create successful drawings. Black and white drawing materials such as pencil, charcoal, and paint are primarily used for this session. Students are introduced to color drawing materials in our upcoming drawing sessions. Weekly exercises include still-life set up and portraiture using photos to explore art. Basic drawing materials are provided for the first couple classes, additional materials may need to be purchased by the student. A material list may be provided on the first day of class.

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This class is ideal for those students who would like to learn or build upon their fundamentals of painting skills, but are in need of the right environment to motivate themselves. During this 8-week studio session, students are guided as they build their partnership between mind and mate-rials. Students become acquainted with line, value, proportion, and composition to create suc-cessful paintings. Basic drawing materials are provided for the first couple classes, additional materials may need to be purchased by the student. A material list may be provided on the day of class.

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This class will introduce students to throwing on the potter’s wheel. Students will get plenty of practice time on the wheel and will even have time to hand build. Pieces will be fired and glazed.

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Whether you are an old pro or have never touched clay, there is a place for you in this wonderful class! Learn and refine clay hand building skills using coil and slab, pinch and drape construction techniques to create relief and three-dimensional ceramic forms. Learn the basics of forming pottery on the wheel. Color glazes are used for embellishment. Use your own creative ideas to design functional and decorative art works for you and your home!

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