Sculptural Ceramics: Ages 8–16
RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine, WisconsinAn introduction to various handbuilding techniques and ways form sculptural art from clay.
An introduction to various handbuilding techniques and ways form sculptural art from clay.
Spend an afternoon crafting a unique hexagonal ceramic tile mural. Learn how to shape the clay and utilize underglazes to decorate your tiles with unique patterns.
Learn the art of sgraffito, which involves scratching designs into underglazed clay to show the contrast between color and the clay body, to create one-of-a-kind designs on a ceramic plate for a usable piece of art or a lovely wall decoration.
Return ceramics students can call 262.636.9177 to sign up for studio time, based on museum schedule and availability. No facilitator or instructor will be on-site.
Learn to throw pots on the potter’s wheel. This class is great for beginners and return students.
Create a variety of functional and non-functional ceramic pieces using the potter’s wheel and handbuilding techniques.
Personalize a ceramic vase of your own design! Learn clay handbuilding techniques and ways to incorporate texture and design. Return to glaze your vase after it has been fired. This is a fun way to make a decorative and functional art form for your home!
Make holiday ceramic art for home décor or as a gift! Learn handbuilding techniques and ways to create texture and design. Return to glaze your tree the color of your choice after it has been fired.
Use clay slabs and simple hand tools to make a rustic bird feeder.
Always wanted to try your hand at the potter’s wheel, or maybe you took a class in high school and missed it terribly? Then this is the class for you! Ceramicist Nate Hunter makes the pottery wheel fun and easy, guiding you through the process of forming pots on the wheel—a technical challenge that anyone can try. Have fun, get dirty, relax, and learn a new skill.
Learn a contemporary take on the ancient Japanese art of mending broken ceramics with gold.
Learn the art of sgraffito, which involves scratching designs into underglazed clay to show the contrast between color and the clay body, to create one-of-a-kind designs on a decorative and functional art work. This is a fun way to make a decorative and functional art work for your home!
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