Thank you to everyone who left comments on my studio remodel post - I’m super excited about my new space.
Meanwhile, my first kid’s clay class has come and gone and I’m now planning my second class. In our first class, we made some simple sgraffito snowflake ornaments using purchased cookie cutters, low fire clay and under-glazes. It had to be a pretty easy project since I spent a good part of our time together talking about the “rules”. I know, no one, especially kids want to hear about rules. But, we are borrowing the art room which also doubles as the music room at the school during the day. I would be really sad if our class was canceled because someone decided it would be a good idea to play the drums or xylophones with muddy hands. Or, if we had to call an ambulance because another kid stabbed his buddy with a needle tool. You get the gist.
I chose snowflakes since the school is diverse - some kids celebrate Christmas, others Hanukkah, or Ramadan and I even have one child whose family doesn’t celebrate holidays with any outward decorations at all. So, snow - pretty benign. Before I let them get started on their own, they were like crazed horses at the starting gait. Once they started working on their own, however, they were in the creative zone and that is such a cool thing to watch!
Next week, we’re making masks - about which everyone is psyched. I’m going to bring in one that I made my first semester in college as a sort of show and tell. I don’t think I’ll do a demo, since they can now confidently roll out slabs of clay for the base of their masks.
Meanwhile, I’m going to the opening of the Colorado Potter’s Guild Annual Fall Sale this evening. I have a couple of friends who are members and I’m considering applying for membership. It’s a juried process, and I’ve heard that a lot of talented clay people haven’t made it in the past - bites finger nails. The cool thing is that if I am offered membership, it’s for my lifetime - and there are only occasional openings. So I had better try now or wait a few more years when another opening pops up. I’m going to meet the membership chair tonight and see what I need to do to apply.
I hope everyone had a fun Halloween - I am currently recovering from a self induced sugar coma myself,
~Cynthia
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