Clay Club - A Weekly Creative and Social Club to Explore Clay

Completed by 9 learners

Ages 7-12

Live Group Class

In this weekly club we sculpt with air dry or polymer clay as we socialize, create and learn together. #Creative

Ashlee - Art Teacher

Average rating:

5.0

Number of reviews:

(95 reviews)

Live video meetings

1x per week

2-6 learners per class

45 min

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What's included

1 live meeting

45 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

Let's chat and get our hands dirty! This class will help your beginning artist gain confidence in their sculpting skills. To begin class students will introduce themselves and we will go over class rules. From here will discuss the weekly sculpting prompts ( listed below). Students will gather their supplies and clay colors as I visually display examples of the weeks prompt.  This class will be a very social class as we create along side each other. I will encourage students to talk amongst each other with simple and fun questions. I will be working along with the students showing different techniques, how to use tools and answering questions as we go. 

My teaching style is all about fun! This will be a calm and relaxing environment where students have the freedom to create and talk with other artists. I will encourage students to use their imagination and creativity to make each sculpture their own.

Weekly Prompt:
Week of January 8th -Cat
Week of January 15th- Octopus
Week of January 22nd  - Gnome 
Week of January 29th - Penguin

Learning Goals

Learners will explore polymer clay while learning new techniques and exploring their creativity.

Other Details

Parental Guidance

Parental Guidance Required - Baking polymer clay at 250 for 30 minutes.

Supply List

Clay - Air Dry or Polymer Clay
Sculpting Tools - Pen, Toothpick, Spoon, or Store Bought Set
Cup of Water
Paper Towel
Working Surface - Clay can be messy. I suggest a Silicon mat or parchment paper

Language of Instruction

English

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Ashlee - Art Teacher

Joined August, 2021

5.0

95reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Kendall College of Art and Design

Hello and Welcome! My name is Ashlee. I am a passionate, friendly and practicing educator from the state of Michigan, USA. I'm a 34 year old mom of 1, lover of animals, food, coffee, art and music. 

My passion is working with children in a fun and exciting way, leading to a positive learning experience. I have strong relationship building skills and truly enjoy being able to watch my students develop new skills and confidence. My classroom is an all inclusive space. I welcome all races, family structures, religions, sexual orientations, genders and disabilities. 
My passions lie in art and working with my hands using ceramics, air dry clay, polymer clay, wire sculpting, crochet and gardening. Outside of Outschool, I own my own photography business. I have been in business for three years and continue to grow in that practice. 

I have been working with children for 10+ years with ages ranging from infancy to teenagers. I currently hold my TESOL Certificate and teach ESL (English as a Second Language) courses online. I have taught over 2,600 class virtually to over 700 students! I have worked in a school setting, daycare, and ran my own after school program. One of my favorite parts of being an international educator is that it allows me to learn along side my students. I hope to continue to discover new things through my time with your learner. 

My artistic accomplishments include a hand painted tile installation at a local women's shelter and my ceramic work is currently being shown in a local gallery. I like to explore materials and use them in unconventional ways. 

With my background, being a practicing artist and love for being a life long learner I will continue to incorporate a variety of classes and mediums to my portfolio. I hope to instill the same love of learning and excitement of personal growth into my students. 

I look forward to building an excellent student-teacher relationship with your child and I can't wait to see them in my classroom!