School clay workshops
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Not all schools have kilns or an experienced ceramicist to facilitate high quality clay workshops. Creative Clay for All can bring the clay workshops to you, giving the children an opportunity to experience clay. Workshops are tailor made to fit in with the curriculum topics the children are exploring. Using pattern, texture, shape and form children can explore, observe and develop their own creative and imaginative ideas. Clay can be used to interpret 2D designs into a 3D reality. Pupils can investigate and respond to direct sensory experiences to realise their creative potential and improve their manual dexterity.
The clay creations will be taken away and fired in the kiln returned a few weeks later, giving children a glazed work of art to keep or children can make a ceramic installation for the school. Ideal for personalising an outdoor space or commemorating an event with a tile installation. I have recently been facilitating an after school clay club. Running over 10 weeks for children aged 5 to 9 it enables them to learn ceramic techniques in a fun way. The slide show above are images from a Van Gogh sunflower project at Clay after school club. Exploring textures and mark making in clay.
Below are images of some of the previous projects, showing Y4 clay ammonites supporting the fossil topic. A reception class that cut around dolphin templates, then explored textures creating unique works of art inspired by Poole pottery. A Y1 class that had drawn their beach hut ideas out on paper then used stamps and wallpapers to build up textures making beach hut plaques.
The clay creations will be taken away and fired in the kiln returned a few weeks later, giving children a glazed work of art to keep or children can make a ceramic installation for the school. Ideal for personalising an outdoor space or commemorating an event with a tile installation. I have recently been facilitating an after school clay club. Running over 10 weeks for children aged 5 to 9 it enables them to learn ceramic techniques in a fun way. The slide show above are images from a Van Gogh sunflower project at Clay after school club. Exploring textures and mark making in clay.
Below are images of some of the previous projects, showing Y4 clay ammonites supporting the fossil topic. A reception class that cut around dolphin templates, then explored textures creating unique works of art inspired by Poole pottery. A Y1 class that had drawn their beach hut ideas out on paper then used stamps and wallpapers to build up textures making beach hut plaques.
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"The children really enjoyed taking part and are so proud of their creations, it was lovely to see them so engaged and just enjoying being in the moment with the clay and letting all other thoughts go out of their head. Please can you pass on our thanks to Deborah, the children thought she was amazing. "
"The class teachers have said the children haven't stopped talking about what they were doing and how much fun they had."
Testimonials from Godshill Primary and Chillerton and Rookley Primary School following an Isle of Wight library project
"The class teachers have said the children haven't stopped talking about what they were doing and how much fun they had."
Testimonials from Godshill Primary and Chillerton and Rookley Primary School following an Isle of Wight library project