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Ceramic Christmas Ornaments with Morin Bisonette Dec 16 & 18 at 6:00pm and Dec 20 at 4:30 $25 per student, ages 12 to 100! Learn some fundamental ceramics skills and leave with 5 Christmas ornaments! Skills Learned: ● Wedging ● slab throwing ● stamping ● slip trailing ● sgraffito ● slip and scoring ● stages of clay ● carving ● glazing Class Breakdown Day 1: Students will wedge their clay, throw a slap, and cut out ornaments and place a hole where can be hung. Will learn stamping and slip trailing. Will prep one ornament with colored slip of their choice for sgraffito. I will explain the stages of clay through photos and explain that some of the ornaments have to dry out before we can carve. I will sgraffito method is as well. Day 2: Students will clean up their ornaments and add initials and day to the back of each ornament. They will also be able to add clay to their ornaments for texture purposes. They will learn techniques in carving, slip and scoring, and finish out their sgraffito ornament. Between day 2 and 3 students art work will be bisk fired Day 3: The final day student will glaze their pieces and learn proper glazing techniques and tricks Students will be able to pick up their work at select times in the next week
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