The show was absolutely amazing. I was so happy to see each student showing of there artwork to their parents. I think the students also had a good time re-arranging the room and writing up the descriptions of each lesson. They took the whole show very seriously and I couldn't be happier with the result!
Here is more of the most amazing art I have ever seen:
This past Saturday was our second to last day of ceramics at Pratt Institute's Saturday Art School. After my experience last semester where several pieces of student art work not being fired in time for our final show, I decided that the second to last week we would already be done with glazing and that... Continue Reading →
Here are some more amazing examples of my Pratt Saturday Art School students glazing their amazing objects. In case you are wondering what our inspiration has been (not story books) we have been looking at some living artists including: Megan Bogonovich, Alyssa Ettinger, and many more. I like to bring living, practicing, local artists into... Continue Reading →
Here are some images from last week in Saturday Art School Ceramics. Not only did we have students on the wheel, but we were doing drop molds AND glazing. I am looking forward to getting back to SAS Ceramics this week after our short Spring Break.
Each student had to draw and write a proposal to me before they were aloud to grab handfuls of squishy fresh clay. "You need to have a direction!" I stressed. I also explained that if, while working with the clay, they changed their mind, they could. All I wanted was for them to have a... Continue Reading →
"You cannot drop the drop molds! They are made of plaster, so they could crack. Please be careful." I am lucky to have a calm, respectful group of young tweens in my Saturday Art School. They respect me and my advice, but since they are kids they often get overly excited and make a goof... Continue Reading →
"Yay! We get to throw clay at the wheels!" Very funny. Ten year olds think they're hilarious. This past Saturday Art School ceramics class we tried out the pottery wheel. Everyone looked excited... little did they know, what frustration and disappointment lay in wait. Fortunately for them, I was experienced in the difficulties and disappointment... Continue Reading →
This is an example of my ceramic students hard at work. Here you can see students working in pairs at the slab rolling station. Using communication and asking each other "are you ready?" before they begin, we learn that some art takes team work and more than two hands. We used tools to add and... Continue Reading →
Emma Teaches Art! 