Aug 30: Special workshop with Prashansa - Clay basics
AN INTRO TO CLAY HANDLING & BASICS OF SCULPTING
Volunteers: Prashansa, Krishanka, Hasini
Place and time: Nagaswatta, Building Hope Children’s center | 12.30-2pm (please be at the class 15 minutes early)
Intro:
In this workshop, we’ll get an introduction to working with clay and explore different ways to shape and sculpt it.
You can try making a small pot, bowl, or figurine, or create something of your own.
We’ll learn simple techniques like rolling, pinching, pressing, and joining clay to build our ideas.
You will need:
Natural clay 500g x 12 (depending on how many students come in)
Modelling clay 500g x 2 (depending on how many students come in)
Plastic/ Polythene sheet to cover the final projects with (ask students to bring)
Clay modeling tools OR alternatively plastic knives, forks & spoons
Shells, leaves, flowers, other stamps (for stamping - ask students to bring)
Sponges
Paintbrushes
Acrylic varnish (if we decide to seal them to preserve them to display at an exhibition maybe)
Main Activity:
Segment 01: How to prepare natural clay
Segment 02: Clay forming methods & Additive techniques
Experimenting with clay
Segment 03: Scoring, Slip making & smoothing out cracks
Segment 04: How to store + dry natural clay trinkets :)
Inspiration
Mini clay sculptures
Pendants
Trinket/ Jewelery dishes
Bowls & Mugs
stamps
