Hand Building with Clay (Ages 9–11)

Hand Building with Clay (Ages 9–11)

Youth Summer Camp | This class is completed

1812 West Main Street Richmond, VA 23220 United States

Off Site

Ages 9–11

8/24/2020-8/28/2020

10:30 AM-12:00 PM EDT on Mon Tue Wed Th Fri

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$75.00

$67.50

$5.00

$5.00

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Create functional and sculptural ceramics by learning different hand building techniques such as coil, pinch and slab. You'll get comfortable with clay and gain confidence in your ability to work with the material. We will be using air-dry clay and navigating how to finish these objects in an at-home setting.

  • Please prepare a sturdy table where students can spread out and work. Please use plastic bags/drop cloth to keep the area clean.Students will need to purchase and pickup ½ a bag of airdry clay (12 ½ lbs.) from VisArts before class begins. Airdry clay will be available for sale at VisArts for $10 beginning Wed 7/15. Pick up days are Mondays 10am-12:30pm, and Wednesdays + Fridays from 2pm-4:30pm. You are also welcome to buy it locally from Clay Works in Richmond or on Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/AMACO-AMA46317P-Clay-Gray-lbs/dp/B0009RRTA8/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=amaco+clay&qid=1593466085&s=industrial&sr=1-1
  • • This is an online class. In order to attend online classes, students must be able to attend the class via Zoom, an online cloud conferencing program. You do not need to download the program to join for classes.
  • • You will be sent a link and password to your class one week before the class begins and the day before class begins. Please DO NOT share the link or password with anyone. Please keep the link somewhere you can easily access it throughout the entirety of your class.
  • • All online classes are recorded for quality purposes. If you miss a class, you may request a class recording from techsupport@visartsorg. Class recordings will be made available up to fourteen days after the session concludes.
  • • Neither the instructor, students nor VisArts are permitted to monetize online class recordings in any way. Please do not share class recordings on social media or other websites.
  • • VisArts will do its best to support all students with problem-solving technology, but is not responsible for a student’s malfunctioning equipment or internet.
  • • For technical support, questions or concerns and logging into zoom, please contact: techsupport@visarts.org
Orr, Christine

Christine Orr b.1993 (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist based in Richmond, Virginia. Working in clay, fiber, paper-making and poetry, her practice critically navigates how humans have co-evolved with objects. Orr investigates material culture’s role in our understanding of domestic and utilitarian items. This research connects objects and what they are made from as well as their metaphorical and symbolic potential. Orr received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 2015. She completed her Master of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University in the Craft/Material Studies Department in 2021.