Clay Camp: Wheel FULL WEEK

Service Description

Join us this summer at River Ceramics and expand your imagination and creativity through pottery and ceramics. Make both fun and functional forms in our afternoon wheel class. Please select a start date of either: - 7/14 which will sign your child up for the afternoon sessions occurring between 7/14-7/18 -7/21 which will sign your child up for the afternoon wheel sessions occurring between 7/21-7/25 Our Clay Camp afternoon session is meant to teach foundational skills and techniques necessary to successfully creating vessels on the wheel. Instructors will cover centering, coning up and down, opening, pulling walls, and manipulating forms. Students may come for one day or every day - demonstrations will be provided daily. Repeat students may build on and improve skills through practice, repetition, and advanced guidance and instruction. River Clay Camp is designed for children entering third (3rd) grade and up. It is a drop-off only camp. The afternoon wheel session is a serious and focused session where specific information and instructions will be provided and must be followed for the safety and security of both instructors and other students. For those who choose to also sign up for the Morning Hand Building Session, please pack a nut-free lunch. There will be a 30 minute break between the morning and afternoon sessions where students may sit inside and enjoy their lunch. Please bring a water bottle to keep on hand throughout the duration of your session. Dress for the mess - our clay studio is messy! Be ready to leave with some clay dust on your clothes and shoes. Nails should be trimmed (especially for afternoon sessions) and hair should be tied back. Please be aware that the ceramic studio provides a variety of tools and materials for creating. Instructions will provide tools that are most appropriate for each project - some of these tools may be sharp and can hurt hands if not used appropriately. We trust that students in our sessions are listening to and following instructions as provided. Glazing - students will choose a single color for each of their projects before leaving from that day's session and our studio staff will take care of glazing their work. Pieces will be ready for pick up the first week of September. Should a student wish to glaze their work(s) themselves, they can plan to book a glazing appointment four weeks after camp has ended (late August). Please note that glazing appointments are $10 per hour.