Make your own ornaments from clay! Use a stencil to cut them out or design your own. Then, texture and glaze them to make them unique. All work will be fired and ready for pick up in the Kimball Art Center lobby 7-14 days after your class. We do not ship class work. If artwork is not picked up after 60 days it will be recycled. *Artwork may look different after firing, make your pottery or sculpture recognizable by carving a signature into your piece.
Clay- Handbuilding
Jack O’ Lanterns in Clay
Inspired by the season, create jack-o’-lanterns. Form a pumpkin with tools and textures. Then glaze it with your favorite fall colors. All work will be fired and ready for pick up in the Kimball Art Center lobby 7-14 days after your class. We do not ship class work.If artwork is not picked up after 60 days it will be recycled. *Artwork may look different after firing, make your pottery or sculpture recognizable by carving a signature into your piece.
Handbuilding in Clay Session 2
A 5 week session that allows the artists to design, form, and complete a hand-building project using slab, coil, or pinch construction. Surface and glazing techniques will be explored and designed to complement their project. Clay handbuilding techniques allow for true freedom of form. Captivating asymmetry and unique sculptural aesthetic can be achieved using techniques like slab rolling, pinching, and coil building. We will learn and practice the skills needed to create functional and sculptural vessels, finishing with carved patterns, attached elements, underglazes, and glazes to decorate our handbuilt pieces. Students will walk away with unique ceramic art. All work will be fired and ready for pick up in the Kimball Art Center lobby 7-14 days after your class. We do not ship class work. If artwork is not picked up after 60 days it will be recycled. *Since artwork may look different after firing, make your pottery or sculpture recognizable by carving a signature into your piece.
Youth Clay Handbuilding
Explore the clay studio and make a different project each week. Week 1, make a footed pinch bowl. Week 2, attach coils to form a decorative bowl. Week 3, make cups with slabs. Week 4, glaze your greenware so that its ready for the kiln. All work will be fired and ready for pick up in the Kimball Art Center lobby 7-14 days after your class. We do not ship class work. If artwork is not picked up after 60 days it will be recycled. *Since artwork may look different after firing, make your pottery or sculpture recognizable by carving a signature into your piece.
Cups of all kinds; Handbuilding Based Workshop (1 Day)
This class is for those with some or no experience in ceramics. Varied demonstrations will allow for exposure to the different methods of making a ceramic cup by handbuilding methods. Important aspects of making functional wares will be discussed along with common obstacles potters face. Students will be guided as to how cups can be finished and will have the option to add a colored slip to brighten their pieces or add illustrative elements. All work can be picked up by a later date. Students are encouraged to experiment with approaches that will allow them to finish artwork in class while the instructor is present to assist them.
All work will be fired and ready for pick up in the Kimball Art Center lobby 7-14 days after your class. We do not ship class work.
Getting Started Coloring Clay Workshop (1 Day)
This class will introduce students to the fundamentals of pigmenting clay. The instructor will discuss best practices including safety measures and methods for making a line of colored clay samples. Students can expect to spend time making samples of their own and as the focus of this one-day class will be on learning the above, there will not be time to produce art pieces with colored clay. Students can expect to have, by the end of the class, a small batch of color clay tiles. Time outside of class will not be needed.
All work will be fired and ready for pick up in the Kimball Art Center lobby 7-14 days after your class. We do not ship class work.