6 Mondays, Apr 12-May 17, 6-7pm

This class introduces clay as a medium to our youngest students (5-8 years old). They learn the basics of hand-building by using coil, pinch, slab, and sculpture methods to build both functional and sculptural pieces. Students will introduce color and texture to their artworks by exploring different decorating and finishing techniques. While working with clay, students' creative ideas will be encouraged by images of historic ceramic works and stories from modern children's literature.

Some of the class projects will include self-portraits, musical instruments, storytelling bookends, animal sculptures, and functional pots.