Intro to Hand Building with Air Dry Clay for Ages 7-12 MONDAYS
Kids Classes | This program has been canceled
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.
- *No class April 1, 22 & 29. Classes are confirmed a week prior to the start date and may be canceled due to low enrollment.
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- All materials are provided for the class.
Diana Roldan
Diana Roldan is a teacher for young artists' classes and owner of Diana Roldan Ceramics. She was formerly a teacher at the Children's Museum of the Art in New York, and has taught several of our kids workshops. Clay as a medium and the ceramic process has always spoken to her the most. It has allowed her to speak through her hands about what's hard for her to express with words. Learn more about Diana and her work https://www.dianaroldanceramics.com.