enRICHment III First through fifth graders have a blast pinching, coiling, flattening, carving and incising clay in Santa Monica’s CREST Enrichment program which provides a variety of after school classes in Santa Monica Public Schools. In this class, we invited parents and siblings to join … [Read more...] about enRICHment III
Hand Building with Clay
enRICHment II
enRICHment II Working in clay with Kindergartners…through Santa Monica’s CREST Enrichment program, at Santa Monica Public Schools…after school. Students "gently pounded" out slabs (flat but not too thin pieces, in this case disks) of clay, and used them as surfaces upon which to … [Read more...] about enRICHment II
enRICHment I
enRICHment I Working in clay with first to fifth graders...through Santa Monica's CREST Enrichment program, at Santa Monica Public Schools...after school. We started with pinch pots. and then moved on to coil pots, using small balls of clay to roll the coils, and spiral them into … [Read more...] about enRICHment I
Clay Play (2)Too
Clay Play (2) Too It is joy to work with these amazing (no, I am NOT biased!) students after school, creating in our CREST Enrichment "Hand Building with Clay" class. Above are our pinch pot pieces, drying in my studio. Below, students in first through fifth grades learn to roll coils … [Read more...] about Clay Play (2)Too
Clay Play
Clay Play With CREST Enrichment I had a blast with a wonderful "Hand Building with Clay" class at Will Rogers Elementary School in Santa Monica. With a span of ages 5-10, kindergarten through fifth grade, the students got along beautifully and created with gusto! Here is a bit of their … [Read more...] about Clay Play