Classes
Make Your Own Air Dry Clay Ornament (B) (Adults and Youth 5+ with a Registered Adult)
Come make art side by side as a family! In this class you will make beautiful ornaments to hang on your tree or around the house. Roll out slabs, cut out shapes, make impressions and patterns in the clay using various materials, and embellish your ornaments. Ornaments can even be painted once dry.
Special Notes
- If under age 18, must also register with an adult. This class uses airdry clay so students can take home ornaments immediately after class. Bring a box so you can take your clay ornaments home with you!
If under 18, student must be accompanied by a registered adult. Classes are confirmed one week prior to the start date. In order to help us confirm classes, please register as early as possible. This class uses airdry clay, so students can take their work home immediately and paint with acrylic paint. On-site courses do not come with studio access outside of class time. Paid open studio access is available through our Studio Access Program. Please visit visarts.org for more information.
About the Instructor
Tracy Shell
Tracy Shell received her Masters of Fine Arts Degree from The School for American Crafts at Rochester Institute of Technology in New York state, and Bachelor of Fine Arts from University of Montevallo in Alabama. She also apprenticed with Echizen potter, Juroemon Fujita, in Japan for three years.
Ms. Shell was Professor of Art and department chair at Midland University in Omaha, Nebraska from 2007-2018. Currently Tracy is a studio potter at Shockoe Bottom Clay.
“As a maker of utilitarian pottery I feel it is a privilege to make work that will transform routine activities into aesthetic experiences. I am curious about what characteristics of hand-made pottery elevate these objects to treasured possessions while embracing their utilitarian characteristics. My investigative process is fueled by a desire to explore the relationship between engaging form and practical function.”
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