Clay Class

* Tools & Materials- Learn about which clay tools are used for what purpose, and what materials you need to create exquisite ceramic sculptures.

*Clay Sculpture Techniques- There are many hand building techniques- in this you will learn how to coil build, slab build, hollowing out method and pinch method, and a few other beginning ceramic techniques

*How to fuse art and design- How to create quasi functional art objects and sculpture

*How to compose a sculpture- drawing & reference images- You will learn how to compose a sculpture, how to draw upon reference materials for inspiration, draw & watercolor your sculpture to have a reference and idea of how your final piece will turn out. While sculpture is a much slower process than other mediums it can be helpful to have an idea of how your piece will turn out while sculpting.

*Surface treatment- sgraffito, a form of decoration made by scratching through a surface to reveal a lower layer of a contrasting color and texture relief with lace & other patterns.

*Color- paint with Acrylic or Underglaze- Learn how to choose colors that work well together, how to highlight certain elements of your sculpture.

*Ways to avoid ceramics failures- (Moisture Content, Cracking, breakage) - Go over the many ways clay can fall apart, crack, break, etc. and solutions to fix a problem as well as ways to avoid them happening.

*Safe Working Environment- Working in a clean and safe environment is very important for clay. Jen will go over ways to maintain a clean and healthy working environment and ways to dispose of materials and how to clean your ceramics studio in a safe way.