HANDS IN CLAY

Presented in association with Kane County Active Living Centers.

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This was a 3- week FREE pottery class, with all materials and supplies included, held at the Kanab Senior Center with instructor Blanca Cole.

 

Over 3 consecutive weeks students enhanced their skills by rolling, designing and shaping their clay.  Imaginations were stretched when students painted their creations. 

 

Blanca fired the pieces twice in her kiln.  One fires pottery to transform soft, fragile clay into a hard, durable, waterproof, and functional ceramic object through molecular change. 

 

Students learned about the Stages of Firing

Bisque firing: The first slow heating hardens raw greenware into a porous state so it can be safely handled and glazed without dissolving.  Glaze firing: A second, hotter heating melts the applied glaze and matures the clay body to its final density.

 

The final week brought the students together during a time of camaraderie, sharing and conversations about what they had learned and created.

 

This class was very popular and due to the extensive waiting list ROAR will endeavor to offer this class again.

 

For more information please contact: supportarts@roarfunds.org.

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Presented in association with Kane County Active Living Centers and Kane County Center for the Arts (KCCA).