Pottery and Clay
Get Creative with Clay!
Open Arts Studio’s Clay program teaches many techniques and offers students the opportunity to work with clay in a variety of methods. The slab roller, extruder, molds, hand tools, and pottery wheel are among the tools students will become familiar with as they build their creations! All clay classes include experience with hand-building as well as working on the wheel.
Week 1 June 20-24
Globe Trotting
Travel around the world in five days while creating medieval European and African tribal masks: animal and people figurines, maracas and whistles, Japanese Lamps and more.
Week 2 June 27 -July 1
Oceans and Beaches
Star fish, sea turtles, sea anemones and puffer fish are among the many clay creations. Wind chimes withyour favorite ocean going creatures:along with re-creations of tide pools, sea castles and beach comber’s treasures.
Week 3 July 5-8
Overhaul My Room
Treasure chests, clay wall pockets, jewelry boxes, wall vases, toothbrush holders, tissue box holders, bedroom gargoyles, door signs, hand-carved relief wall hangings, miniature chairs.
Week 4 July 11-15
Backyard Voyage
Bird houses, fossils, planter pots, leaf people, garden gnomes, garden and orchard sculptures, worm homes, and tree fairies.
Week 5 July 18-22
Games In Clay
Chess boards and chess pieces (themed: star wars, medieval, fantasy, and more), checkers, made up games, tic tac toe boards, clay puzzles and more.
Week 6 July 25-29
Fantasy and Fairy Tales
Frogs, fairies, leaf faces, stamps, relief tiles, spirit houses, spirit bowls, Harry Potter wands, baby dragons and gargoyles.
Week 7 August 1-5
My Creations
Using clay and other art media to make your own jewelry, mosaics, shark and
saber tooth necklaces, coil beads, kimonos, frames, whistles, maracas and treasure boxes, and stamps.
saber tooth necklaces, coil beads, kimonos, frames, whistles, maracas and treasure boxes, and stamps.
Week 8 August 8-12
Bird houses, dog bowls, cat dishes, bird baths, dog house plaques,
spirit houses, bird feeders and pet slugs.
spirit houses, bird feeders and pet slugs.
Week 9 August 15-19
Globe Trotting
Travel around the world in five days while creating medieval European and African tribal masks: animal and people figurines, maracas and whistles, Japanese Lamps and more.
Week 10 August 22-26
Best of Summer
We’ll take some of the most popular themes from summer, 2011 at Open Arts Studio and make them all in one last summer camp blast!



















