Latest Kid's Classes

We just finished a great couple months of classes and I have to share photos of the girls doing their different projects. There's so much enthusiasm and creativity in this group. Loved spending time with them and teaching! It's easy to teach when you have such willing participants who love art as much as I do!

This coming Monday night we have an open workshop for kids and adults. It features building a clay wind chime. Check out my facebook page for more information.

NEW Summer Adult Workshops

Summer Adult Workshops

July 2, 9 and 16

6-8:30 pm

Fee: $35 per piece (includes firing and glazing)

All classes will have the options of making a toad house, a bird bath, bird feeder or a planter. Samples will be available and Elsa will give demonstrations on each piece.

Please contact Elsa with your interest. After the first class of building your piece out of clay, you will have the option of coming back on a following Monday or Thursday evening to glaze your piece once it's been bisque fired.

Elsa's contact info: 315-515-9818 or elsak.studios@gmail.com

Toad houses created at the Parent/Child Clay class held last month:



Family Signature Trees

Seems like the new thing to make is a family tree using thumbprints. I recently attended a wedding where the guestbook was actually a thumbprint tree and of course I had to them make my own version. So if you know of anyone interested in creating a family tree for their family or someone getting married who wants a unique keepsake, please feel free to share this option with them. It would also make a special anniversary gift!

I can easily adjust the colors and can print names in or just leave the branches blank for people to sign when they add their fingerprints.

Check out the link to several design options: Signature Trees

New Monday Night Art Class for Kids

The next 5 week session is beginning this next Monday night from 5-6:30pm at Splatter's Studio. Ages 1st grade and up. Let me know if your child is interested. There's still room. We'll be studying drawing, painting and clay handbuilding.






For more information, follow the Classes link.

"Toad House" by Lin

Summer Art Camp

If you're looking for a terrific opportunity for your child, ages 1st - 5th grades, please join us at Park Ridge FMC for our ninth year of fun!

For more information and registration forms, visit http://www.parkridgefmc.org/.

Toad House Workshop

Well, the workshop is tomorrow night! How's that for short notice? :)

If you have time and are interested, this is a great project to do. For more detailed information, check out the Workshop page.

Thanks!

Large toad house created by Lauren (1st grader)

Mosaic Projects

We held another workshop where each person chose their own item to mosaic. Part of the project involved making one's own tiles out of clay and glaze. There was also the addition of other found pieces (i.e. shells, beads, commercial tiles, broken glass, etc..). It's always a terrific surprise to see each person's own creativity come through. Here are two items created by members of our class. So fantastic!
(...and hopefully there will be more pictures to come!)