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Below is a list of the classes currently offered at The Villa For The Arts. Please go to Class Schedule for dates, times and pricing. |
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Jump right in and have some fun learning this timeless art form! This introduction class is all about the fundamentals of working with clay via the hand-building techniques of pinch, coil and slab construction. It's a good, solid overview of the properties of the medium and its creative possibilities. We will also explore the basics of sculpture to help students find their artistic path. Press molds, glazing and surface decoration will be touched upon. Each student will have the opportunity to glaze and fire their work to completion. |
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Beginning Ceramics I |
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Beginning Ceramics I is required unless approved in advance by the instructor. Meet the potter’s wheel! In this exciting beginning class students will learn the necessary “throwing” skills of centering, lifting, and shaping the clay as well as trimming the final form to create functional pottery. Mastering these basic skills will lead to your ability to create more complex and artistic forms. You will also learn to make and attach handles and further explore surface decoration and glazing techniques. Students will also be taught to “have an eye” for the proper aesthetics of good pottery. As in the first class, students will have an opportunity to glaze and fire their work to completion. |
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Beginning Ceramics II |
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Beginning Ceramics I and II are required unless approved in advance by the instructor. Whether you prefer hand-building or wheel-throwing, (or a combination of the two) beginning and continuing students will work on their skills with individual projects, ongoing instruction and experimentation. Hand-builders will explore the use of texture and will learn to incorporate other media into their pieces. Students of the potter’s wheel will learn to throw more complex forms and to work on a larger scale. All students will refine their techniques and gain further knowledge of aesthetics and the properties of clay, glazing and firing. Additionally: We will explore the history of this ancient art form with the viewing and discussion of actual antiquities from Egypt, the Middle East, South America and Mexico. |
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Continuing Ceramics |
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It’s a proven fact: developing minds need exposure to the arts! Many children find themselves through artistic expression and can channel all that youthful energy toward something they can be proud of. The kids will learn hands-on how to make pinch, coil and hand-built slab projects and then decorate and glaze them. They will be delighted with their fired stoneware “objects de art”! |
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CHILDREN’S CLAY ART LESSONS |
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Amazing clay! It’s wanting to become what you wish. Learn the sculpting and modeling techniques used for centuries to create your own works of art. This class is for beginning students and practicing artists alike. Through individual projects reflecting your own interests, you will gain knowledge of armatures, rough massing, developing detail and applying surface texture. Students will learn how to create a clay sculpture from start to finish including figures, busts, animals or abstract pieces. |
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