This introduction clay class is perfect for kids who love working with their hands! Students will have the opportunity to learn the basics of pottery hand building techniques such as pinching, coiling, slab building and sculpting decorations. Some of the artists and artworks that we will discuss may include: Peter Anton, Roberto Lugo, and Beatrice Wood or Historical artists/ceramic works exhibited in Smithsonian, Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Our young artists will learn:
Basic pottery hand building techniques such as coils, slabs, score and slip, making shapes with hands
Sculptural techniques (additive, subtractive, relief, sgraffito, water etching)
Print making
Transferring students sketches into tangible works of art
Balancing weight distribution
Simplifying shapes into forms

We will use Air Dry Amaco Clay, Clay modeling tools, and Banding wheels. This class is taught by professional artist and teacher, Diana Roldan.