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Celebrate the holiday season with a little extra creativity! In this hands-on pottery class, youth ages 7–17 will use the pinch pot method to create two festive sculptures: a holiday-themed gnome and an evergreen tree.577 Pottery Coordinator Alison Buchanan will guide participants step by step, demonstrating how to make a pinch pot and transform it into the basic forms of both sculptures. Along the way, youth will learn how to create and attach extra details and accessories, including the gnome’s hat, beard, and other features, as well as decorations for their tree. Each child will also explore ways to add texture and personality to make each piece their own.
Once the clay work is complete, participants will decorate their sculptures with underglazes (liquid colored clay). They can choose traditional holiday colors or create unique color combinations and designs of their own.
After class, our pottery staff will complete the firing and glazing process. Each sculpture will be fired and glazed to create a finished holiday keepsake. Families will be notified by email when their finished pieces are ready for pickup.
Important Class Notes: This class is open to children ages 7 to 17. No prior pottery experience is required. Youth Pottery Classes are designed to be drop-off classes to support the creative process. Adult guardians will be asked to drop students off at the beginning of class and return at the scheduled end time for pickup. This allows young artists to fully engage, explore, and create independently. Please remember to arrive on time for both drop-off and pick-up.
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CLASS INFO:
Date: Saturday, November 21
Time: 9:30am to 11:30am
Fee: $48
Ages: 7 to 17
Location: Pottery Studio*
Parking: Courtyard Parking Lot
Register by phone at 419-874-4174 or online at 577foundation.org/classes-events/pottery
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577 Staff Instructor: Alison Buchanan
Alison is 577's Pottery Coordinator and is a BGSU graduate with a K-12 art education degree and a Bachelor of Fine Arts. As a creative ceramicist and member of the Education and Programs team, Alison works as a pottery class instructor and assists in the responsibilities of the operation, development, care, and maintenance of the pottery studio.
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