Children and Teens

NEW! Ceramics for Families (ages 5 & up)  

Wendy Morris        $260 per person      

Enjoy exploring handbuilding and sculpting with clay along with your child, grandchild, niece, nephew….  First-timers are welcome!  Ages 5 and up. Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult family member.

Registration for this class begins Fri. August 7 at 10:00am.

F15          8 sessions starting Thu. Sept. 17                                  4:30–6:00pm

Anime/Manga: all levels (ages 8-12)

Kanitra Perrault    $185

Students will learn to illustrate in this worldwide popular style of cartooning.  “Manga” means comics in Japanese and “Anime” is short for Japanese animation.  Returning students are welcome and each child will receive individualized instruction to develop their artistic skills.  They will look at popular characters for inspiration and then create their own. All materials are included.

Registration for this class begins Fri. August 7 at 10:00am.

F53          8 sessions starting Fri. Sep. 18             4:30-5:30pm

Wheel Throwing Workshop for Families (ages 9 to adult)

Let's Throw a Pot (ages 9-13)
Colleen Vanderhoef     $245

A workshop focusing on the basics of wheel throwing. Various aspects of clay properties, glazing and design are explored. For beginning and intermediate students. Some handbuilding techniques are also introduced. Materials and firing fees included.

Registration for this class begins Fri. August 7 at 10:00am.

F74          8 sessions starting Mon. Sep. 14          4:30-6:00pm

Ceramics (ages 6-9)
Colleen Vanderhoef                $220

Learn basic pottery techniques: handbuilding, glazing and decoration. Individual instruction is provided with emphasis on developing the child’s creative imagination. Slab, coil and pinch pot projects will be among the techniques explored. Materials and firing fees included. Registration for this class begins Fri. August 7 at 10:00am.

F52       8 sessions starting Tues. Sep. 15              4:30-5:30pm

Claymation (ages 8-11)

Kanitra Perrault                             $240

Claymation, or clay animation, is a type of stop-motion animation that uses frame-by-frame images to capture the motion of clay figures. In this exciting mixed media studio workshop, children will write the story, create and construct characters, design sets and photograph scenes. Components covered in workshops and courses include writing the story, creating characters, fashioning dialogue, designing sets, creating lighting and sound effects, and photographing the scenes. The workshop will culminate with students working in groups to produce their own short claymation film. Registration for this class begins Fri., August 7 at 10:00am.

F254 8 sessions starting Sat. Sep. 19    1:00-2:30pm
                                                                  (no class 9/26)

Cartooning  (ages 6-9)

Kanitra Perrault         $185

Make your cartoons come to life!  Create exciting super heroes, action figures and story ideas for your own comic strip.  All materials are included.

Registration for this class begins Fri. August 7 at 10:00am.

F255 8 sessions starting Thu. Sep. 17     4:30-5:30pm

NEW! Ceramics for Families (ages 5 & up)                                                                               

Wendy Morris        $260 per person     

Enjoy exploring handbuilding and sculpting with clay along with your child, grandchild, niece, nephew….  First-timers are welcome!  Ages 5 and up. Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult family member.

F15 8 sessions starting Thu. Sep. 17 4:30-6:00pm

Teen Wheel Throwing (ages 13-17)

Jim Shaughnessy                             $245

An on-site course focusing on the basics of wheel throwing. Various aspects of clay properties, glazing and design are explored. For beginning and intermediate students. Basic handbuilding will be covered. Class enrollment limited to 6 students. Materials and firing fees included.

Registration for this class begins Fri. August 7 at 10:00am.

F46         6 sessions starting Sat. Sep. 19                               10:00-11:30am