Students will learn to use the potters wheel to create succulent planters.
Saturday
Storytelling on Clay
Clay is responsive and expressive. Join this class to explore basic building techniques to create a vase. Then add your own story through drawing, pressing and carving into the clay.
Family Wheel Throwing
Bring a friend or a family member (or yourself!) to this wheel throwing class! Students will get their hand messy to learn the art of wheel thrown pottery. In this hands-on class, students will work at the potter’s wheel to create a bowl or cup to be glazed and fired. Please allow 14-18 days for drying and firing. Local pick up required.
Pottery for Your Favorite Food
Do you have a favorite dish? Traditions around food create a sense of home and identity. Join this class to create handmade pottery for your favorite dish. Students will learn a technique of their choice to create a plate or bowls or cups.
Distressed Mixed Media Workshop
Play, experiment, have fun! Explore spontaneous creation with emphasis on “no rules!”. Join professional artist Samantha da Silva as she shares her unorthodox method of painting: Rollers rather than brushes, tables instead of easels, lots of paint and water, canvas manipulation and plaster, salt, sand and wood shavings to create ethereal, textured abstracts. Heart-centered discussions will be offered to assist you to let go of fear, silence the inner critic, turn up your intuition & explore your own artistic style in a safe, supportive environment including: 6 Questions to Help You Paint Fearless, Compassionate Critiques, How to tell your painting is finished, and so much more! Everyone is considered a beginner. No previous artistic experience necessary, just an open mind and an open heart. Distressed Mixed Media Workshop incorporates collage, newspapers & paint scrapers to create simulated marks of age & wear.
Morning at the Museum
Family friendly tours to explore our current exhibition. Educators foster youth friendly discussion focused on noticing elements in the art, learning vocabulary and supporting creative ideas. Tours are followed by an art making experience that links to the themes and materials in the exhibition.
