Day In Clay
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMS
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Day In Clay |
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMS |
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16 Lavender Lane |
Phone: 845-786-2243
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The staff workshop was the greatest. Everyone had a fantastic time! We want you to come back next year with your wheel and go to some of our other schools. —George Vollano, Arts Coordinator, Rippowam Middle School Stamford, Connecticut
A Day in Clay has been providing successful art experiences in the classroom for the past 10 years.
Staff training is custom-tailored to meet the needs of your school faculty or school district. All projects may be related to multicultural themes, as desire. The use of clay in the classroom provides a satisfying, tangible activity for your students to enjoy an emotional connection to their artwork, and its context in a historic and cultural dimension.
Clay can also be a used to create narrative imagery to illustrate a poem, folk tale, or to simply say something about their own lives. The more a teacher feels comfortable handling the material the more they will be able to problem-solve during class. The staff development workshop will address needs of the art teacher whether or not they are currently using clay. Following the workshop, I remain available by telephone or email to answer individual, follow-up questions.
Give the teachers a hands-on experience of working in clay. The best way to problem-solve with their students is to know the limits of the materials, and how to address the student’s work-in-process.
•Explain how to make plates, vessels, tiles/murals, and mask making.
An example of how ceramic tile murals may be used to extend the cultural and literary dimensions of your curricula may be seen at recent installations.
Description: Rainforest mural. A 270 piece tile mural, inspired by 5th grade student’s poetry, was
incorporated to fulfill literary standards and combine visual arts with the literary element.
Description: Native American Indian. Tile mural depicting symbols, patterns and imagery.