Tag: ceramic art & pottery education
Clay Pottery Art for You and Children
by Ananda Perwira on Oct.08, 2011, under pottery art
When you visit an art gallery or handicraft shops, you will find many ceramics and pottery arts with different shapes and designs. Yes, ceramic pottery is an eye-catching art, applied as decoration to nearly all the rooms of your home.
For children, ceramic art and pottery education can be a good choice for developing creativity. There are many schools which include pottery making in their classroom and extracurricular activities. Almost everyone feels this activity is fun and not boring at all. By creating their do-it-yourself art works, will greatly gain their self-confidence that is useful for their lives.
Learning ceramic and pottery art is not something difficult. To make clay art, you should prepare several things including the polymer clay and tools. Polymer or ceramic clays are available in different specifications for different use and different needs, such as low fire clay, high fire clay, air dry modeling clay and high self-hardening clay. You can buy into a specific set of colors, like red, green, blue and yellow for your colorful art. Or you can also use lead free glazes. For designing and sculpting you need tools such as clay molds, clay oven, pasta machine, a knitting or crochet needle, sandpaper, bead baking rack, paint and varnish. (continue reading…)