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Great Elemental Dragons, Beasts & Mythical Creatures! Social Clay Sculpting 14+

In this weekly class, we will discuss, design & sculpt a themed dragon or fantasy creature each class. Social discussion is encouraged & part of our design process. Students may join at any time. Mythical Dragon Polymer Clay Art Sculptures.
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50 mins in-class hours per week

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This is a live on-going class that meets weekly. Dragons and Creatures here, there, and everywhere in this class...

In this on-going weekly class, we will design and sculpt a different themed dragon or fantasy creature in each class. Social discussion is part of the design process. What aspects of our element can we incorporate into our dragons? What position works best? Can we add additional items to expand on our design?

Students are encouraged to take a basic sculpting class prior to starting this class, since this is not meant as a step by step class (although students are more than welcome to follow along while I sculpt!). My Sleeping Dragon and Standing Dragon Sculpting classes go over basic formations of the parts of the dragon, such as wings, attachment, etc., if students want to learn more technique.

Elemental dragons are the five main species of dragons related to the classical elements of the world around us. Plus 12 elements of Nature and 5 Guardian Spirit Elements.

Some Elementals are: Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Wood, Storm, Lava, Magma, Energy, Ice, Rock, Astral, Flower, Shadow, Hypnosis, Venom, Light and Moon

Students will add their fun themed suggestions to the Wheel of Mystery for our "Spin the Wheel" weeks. We will discuss and design our creatures based off of the spin!

Upcoming Themes:
Garden Beast
Wyvern
A Kumiho (9 tailed fox dragon)
Lindworm
Dragonnet
West African Snub Nosed Dragon
Quetzalcoatl
Gnome
Norse Kraken
…more to come

*Please Note that we discuss and collaborate to design our creatures together, but we don't go over step by step techniques, since we all create our own unique pieces. 

Your choice of sculpting material (I will be using Polymer Bake Clay, Sculpey III brand) in a variety of colors - check the week’s theme
Note: polymer clay in “Translucent” makes great wings and marbled effects!
Mica Powders are great for effects too!
Glass beads make great eyes! I use 4.0 size or 6mm
Basic sculpting tools, rolling pin
You may use wire or pins if you would like, but we will not be creating a skeleton together.
Any Glass or Metal or Wood findings that you may want to add to your sculpts. Plastic CANNOT be baked! 

Polymer Clay needs to be baked in an oven and requires parental guidance.

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Parental Guidance
Polymer Clay needs to be baked in an oven and requires parental guidance.
Supply List
Your choice of sculpting material (I will be using Polymer Bake Clay, Sculpey III brand) in a variety of colors - check the week’s theme
Note: polymer clay in “Translucent” makes great wings and marbled effects!
Mica Powders are great for effects too!
Glass beads make great eyes! I use round 4mm size or 6mm
Basic sculpting tools, rolling pin
You may use wire or pins or wood toothpicks for structure if needed, but miniatures rarely need them.
Any Glass or Metal or Wood findings that you may want to add to your sculpts. Plastic CANNOT be baked!
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Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
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Texas Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
Samantha Ceccopieri (Miss C)
Bachelor's Degree in Art and Design from Savannah College of Art and Design
Teacher M
Bachelor's Degree in Art and Design from Fashion Institute of Technology
Lori King
Bachelor's Degree in Art and Design from Savannah College of Art and Design
Kierra Sullivan
Bachelor's Degree in Fine/Studio Arts from Cleveland Institute of Art
Rori Van Maanen
Associate's Degree in Art and Design from Fashion Institute of Technology
Lori King
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*Lori King (Ms. Lori - She/Her) is a graduate of F.I.T in NYC. She worked in different areas of the design industry since 1991, from illustration, pattern making, garment construction to designing full story boards for buyers. She tutored Fashion Illustration for a few years to help other students complete their professional portfolios before their interviews. Lori is also a Polymer Clay artist, Graphic Designer and Illustrator.
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*M Hopkins (Teacher M - They/Them) is a professional, published artist who creates comics and illustrations with a love for color theory! When they are not drawing, they can be found on the floor playing with their cat, Tuesday. BFA in Sequential Arts from Savannah College of Art and Design.
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*Appiffany Joiner-McNeil (Mrs. Appiffany or Mrs. AJ - She/Her) Graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Biology, Cum Laude. She holds a Masters of Arts in Psychology and a Masters of Arts in Teaching. 
She brings STEM and psychology to the platform, with science projects, labs, and experiments.
As a member of the Society for Science, she will further extend students' curiosity into the STEM field without the restrictions of specific curriculums. 
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*Rori VanMaanen (Teacher Rori - They/Them)
As an alumni of Cleveland Institute of Art with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Game Design they have a passion for interactive art and how they can push the boundaries of what interactive art means. Having been a visual arts assistant at their old high school Interlochen Arts Academy during the summers, teaching others and seeing the joy in what people create has motivated Rori to pursue teaching. In their free time Rori likes to aquascape. Creating aquariums of any variety of sizes and making little beautiful habitats for their favorite type of fish a Betta fish, they currently have 2 bettas and 4 tanks.
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*Kierra Sullivan (Ms. Kierra - She/Her) is an illustrator, small business owner, and education professional here to teach you all about the joys of making art! She has a Bachelor's degree from the Savannah College of Art & Design, and her illustrations have been featured in card decks, art anthologies, and more.
B.F.A in Art & Design

*Samantha Ceccopieri (Miss C - She/Her) is an art instructor who would love to teach you how to take your art to the next level. She holds a Bachelors in Art Education from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and is a certified Art Teacher in the state of Texas. He has taught art, judged art competitions for the past 3 years. Samantha is bilingual as well, speaking Spanish and English fluently! Her goal is to help you increase your art skills through the teaching of the elements and principles of art, which are key to understanding how art works. Through that understanding you can be confident that you can draw anything you want!

*Nadia Gonzales
Very enthusiastic about art, especially special effects! I've been doing fx makeup for over 20 years and it's truly a passion of mine to teach others to do the same. I'm very patient with my students and have won awards as the nicest teacher when I was in the public school system!
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Ages: 14-18
2-5 learners per class

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