Clay Class Creations

Zoey began taking this clay class a few weeks ago. She has been interested in clay for a while, but it is a form I know very little about. We were fortunate when a fellow homeschooling mom shared the contact for an experienced sculptor who taught clay classes for kids.

Her first project to get used to the clay was to make a dish. It came out very well. Blue is her favorite color right now.

Zoey was so excited to go on her first day to learn all she could. I think she was surprised by how much she already knew, either by watching YouTube or trial and error on her own.

The class seemed to go really well. When I picked her up, she had several pieces ready to be fired in the kiln. Her teacher truly appreciated her love for clay and her imagination to create. They seemed to get along very nicely.

There was a bell theme for this class. This is Zoey's Liberty Bell.
She even explained the history of the Liberty Bell and vaguely remembers seeing it in Philadelphia a couple years ago.
If you look closely, you can even see the crack she put in it for authenticity.

It took an entire week for those first pieces to come out of the kiln and be able to really see how they came out. I think all her pieces came out brilliantly. She was pleased too, especially with her lady bell.

Zoey's proudest creation of the day..."Bell Beauty"

 

Zoey has this "Bell Beauty" at her desk now and every once in a while she will pick it up and ring it getting this bright smile on her face. That is a beautiful sight to see.

Zoey has an inspiring abandon about being able to create freely with no expectation or judgment on herself. I would like to have more of that in my own life. It is one of many ways that she inspires me.

And because she had some extra time before class ended, she made a snake.

I am so very glad that we could find a class that supported her interests. I imagine clay with be a lifelong hobby for her. I hope she finds lots of joy in clay.